My Avoidant Personality Has Hurt my Well-Being and Finances

I used to say that I was free-spirited, but I have learned that is a defense mechanism.

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Avoidants have been hurt. They have abandonment issues. They have been vulnerable and that was used against them. They have childhood trauma.

Avoidants are afraid to get close to others. Intimacy scares them for the reasons listed above.