0:00No contact always works on an avoidant X.
0:02And here's the five reasons why.
0:04The first is that it removes your emotional safety net.
0:08They're used to you always being readily available,
0:11no matter how distant they act.
0:13And when that access disappears,
0:15it destabilizes them.
0:17They are heavily reliant on you being the one to always have that net
0:22and always be the person to understand them,
0:25be willing to do whatever it takes to make sure that they're seen,
0:28heard and understood and felt comfortable.
0:31And because of that, they've thrown accustomed to it
0:34and they believe that this is how things are always going to be.
0:38But when you no longer make that available to them,
0:41this is going to be something that's going to put them into a panic.
0:44Because they don't know how to regulate their own emotions.
0:48They're heavily relying on the things that you do.
0:51And they may think to themselves that it's them that's really doing this,
0:54but in actuality, it's because of you.
0:57And this is something that they realize in this moment
1:00and they don't know how to respond to this.
1:03And you may think that this would be an opportunity
1:05for them to start building that up for themselves
1:07and figuring out what that looks like,
1:09but that's something that they aren't going to do
1:12because of this avoiding attachment style
1:14and causing them to not wanna work on things like this
1:17due to it potentially causing them to Feel vulnerable
1:20or dealing with certain emotions that they're not gonna wanna feel
1:24in order to create that safety for themselves.
1:27So essentially, an avoidant is only going to feel your value
1:30when they can't feel your presence anymore.
1:33That's what no contact does.
1:35The second thing is that it gives them space to actually feel.
1:39Avoidant suppress emotions until their silence. Essentially,
1:43without your energy and presence,
1:45their feelings have nowhere to hide.
1:48They're going to have to feel all of those emotions that they were suppressing
1:52down because there's no distractions.
1:54And avoided does a really good job at distracting themselves with either excuses
2:00or going out and hanging with other people.
2:02That tends to be why when you go no contact,
2:05you see them being more active.
2:07But there's going to come a time where they're gonna be by themselves
2:10and they're going to have to deal with these emotions in these realizations.
2:14And especially on top of this,
2:16if they're not having any insight into what is going on with you,
2:19they're naturally going to wonder what is going on.
2:22And they're going to start to come to this realization
2:25of the magnitude of losing someone like you.
2:28Because they do want you in their life.
2:30It's just that this avoiding attachment style
2:33is not allowing them to feel and express those emotions
2:36that would allow this relationship to be healthy.
2:39And to also work on conflicts that the both of you need to.
2:42If this Relationship is going to last,
2:44so your silence will essentially become their mirror that they can't avoid.
2:49And they will feel and experience what they have been doing to you,
2:53which is something that they're not gonna know how to respond to or handle
2:56because they're used to and relying on you to be the one to.
3:00Which segways perfectly into the third reason.
3:03And that is it breaks the pattern of pursuit and retreat.
3:07Every time you chase, they pull away further.
3:11You have been probably so used to this way of being,
3:14and it's something that frustrates you so much
3:16because all you're trying to do is just whatever you can
3:20to try to get this person to sit down and work on these things
3:24so that you guys can have a healthy relationship that
3:27you know you can have if this avoidant attachment style is work through.
3:31But as you probably are very aware,
3:34this only seems to push them away even further.
3:37And this is on purpose due to this avoidant attachment style.
3:41And the quick reason as to why this happens
3:43is because there's something that's causing them to feel vulnerable
3:47or an emotion that they don't want to feel or express to you.
3:50So they would rather just push away and avoid this at all cost.
3:54But no contact flips the dynamic,
3:57and now they're feeling the distance they've created.
4:00And this is something that's very uncomfortable for them
4:03because they don't know how To respond.
4:05On one side, they're feeling good because this is giving them the space
4:09and they're not having to deal with those emotions.
4:12On the other side, they're contemplating the magnitude of losing someone like you
4:16and if this is the right decision.
4:18And this is sort of a tug of war emotionally
4:21that they're having within themselves.
4:23They don't really know which way they wanna go.
4:25And on top of this, as I mentioned earlier,
4:27they're used to you always being the one to do whatever is necessary
4:32to try to work things out.
4:34You were always the one that's chasing them.
4:36So they have a timeline of when they can expect for you to attempt to do this,
4:40and when that no longer happens.
4:42This deregulates them, and they essentially don't know how to respond to this
4:46because this is something that they're not expecting.
4:49So essentially, this comfort that they used to feel
4:51by either you or them going no contact with you
4:55now starts to confuse them,
4:56and they don't know how to best address this.
4:59The fourth thing is that it shows them that you're no longer emotionally waiting.
5:03Avoidance thrive when they know that you're always going to come back.
5:07They're banking on this.
5:09And this is one of the biggest excuses and reasons that they tell themselves
5:13that they don't need to worry about you going no contact with them
5:17or them distancing themselves from you
5:19because you are going to be There readily available
5:22for whenever they feel ready to come back.
5:25And that's typically how things have been.
5:27Because you genuinely love this person
5:29and you wanted to do whatever you could to make things work out.
5:33Instead of them seeing that,
5:34they take this as an opportunity for them to do little or nothing
5:38and continue to push away from you
5:41and just take advantage that you are going to be there.
5:44But when that changes, they're starting to feel the permanent loss
5:48and the consequences of them not doing anything
5:51to try to work this out with you.
5:53And this is something that really caused them to sit down with themselves
5:57and to see all the things what they were
5:59and not what they were making themselves to believe.
6:02Because an avoidant tends to look at things in the relationship
6:05through a filter that they've created.
6:06Because this filter causes them to not see things what they are,
6:10which in return, makes them feel comfortable with pulling away.
6:13Because they genuinely feel that it's something to do with you
6:17and has little to nothing to do with them.
6:19And you're just not listening to what they want
6:21or you're being selfish. Whatever excuse that they're telling themselves,
6:25they're able to believe this
6:26because they're utilizing confirmation bias
6:29to prove that that's really what's going on in their mind.
6:33But in actuality, it's because of their avoidant attachment style
6:36and them not willing to work on this
6:38so that They can feel and express the emotions that you would naturally expect
6:44when you're in the relationship with them,
6:45and this attachment style isn't present.
6:47So you disconnecting from them emotionally in this way
6:51really cause them to be unsettled.
6:53And it really makes them consider how this avoidant attachment style
6:57has really contributed to this relationship not working.
7:01And the fifth and final reason is that it forces their delayed regret to surface,
7:06as we mentioned earlier.
7:08And avoidant has a delayed response when it comes to emotions and feeling.
7:13The magnitude of losing someone like you in their life,
7:16which is naturally going to cause them to regret letting you go.
7:20Because you're gonna realize all of the amazing things that you were able to do
7:24while they were in the relationship with you
7:27and how much you brought to both them in the relationship.
7:30So essentially, they don't miss you right away,
7:33but they will miss you later in waves.
7:36And it tends to be very intense in this moment,
7:38because when you suppress any emotion down,
7:41it is only going to make it bigger.
7:43And it's going to hit you at some point in time.
7:46It's going to be bigger and magnitude
7:48because there's all of these different emotions
7:51that are essentially coming with this.
7:53And it's only going to intensify.
7:55And it typically only intensifies the longer you go without addressing it.
8:00So this is inevitably going to happen to the avoidant.
8:03And on top Of that
8:05going to realize how everything that they were convincing themselves of
8:09was a lie. Due to this avoidant attachment style.
8:12And this typically tends to be where they may try to do something drastic,
8:16like directly reaching out to you and blessing their love
8:20or willingness to want to try to work things out.
8:23And it may be so confusing to you,
8:25because it tends to happen so far after the breakup,
8:28and you probably are moved on at this point.
8:31And it's something that can derail you if you're not prepared for.
8:34But when you understand that this typically is how things play out with
8:38and avoided, due to them having this delayed response,
8:40this is something that you can prepare yourself with.
8:43Asking a legitimate question of,
8:45do you want to entertain this?
8:48Do you want to try to work things out with this avoidant
8:50and give them another chance?
8:52Or is it simply time for you to continue your healing journey,
8:56and moving on from them completely?
8:58And I know this might be a hard question to answer right now,
9:01because there's a part of you that's still very much attached to them.
9:05But it's something that you really have to sit with yourself and wonder,
9:08what is the best move for you?
9:10Because chances are, you've probably done everything that you possibly could do.
9:15You've exhausted all of your resources that you possibly can,
9:18and you just don't want to.
9:20Deep down, you can Still have love for them,
9:23but understand that this relationship is not going to work
9:27and it's past its chances of trying to make it work
9:29because they just weren't willing to work on this attachment style.
9:34And that's something that they're going to have to live with
9:36and work through with the therapist
9:38on top of this attachment style.
9:40But again, that's not on you.
9:43And you have to put that same energy,
9:45effort and love and commitment that you put into this relationship
9:49into yourself now, because that's all that matters.
9:53It matters that you prioritize you
9:55because you deserve a relationship that doesn't feel like you have to work
9:59120% harder than the other person
10:02just to keep it afloat. It should feel like it's a natural thing.
10:07And it doesn't mean that the both of you are going to hit rough patches,
10:10because that's what happens in normal relationships.
10:13But it's so important when those rough patches are hit
10:16that the both of you come together
10:18and try to do what's necessary to work on this with each other.
10:22And that's just simply where you're avoiding ex fell short.
10:25And it's something that again,
10:26they're going to have to deal with in the long run.
10:29As I always mention, my one thing that I want you to take away from videos
10:33talking about going no contact with anyone
10:36is that no contact always works.
10:39Because when you do it for the right reasons,
10:41which is always Going to be for yourself
10:43and getting the space away from the relationship and your ex.
10:47Figure out what is the next best move for you.
10:50And when you are able to go
10:51no contact. With this reason,
10:53you will always come out on top
10:55because it's always going to lead you down the path
10:58that's going to be in your best interest.
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