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    Breaking the Freeze: Dating with Anxious Attachment

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    21. Dez. 2025
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    Explore why you freeze up around attractive people and how childhood attachment patterns sabotage dating confidence. Learn practical strategies to rewire your nervous system and build genuine self-worth in romantic connections.

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    Opening and Welcome

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    Topic Introduction and Source Material Setup

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    3

    Understanding Your Attachment Blueprint

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    The Trauma Connection and Self-Worth

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    Breaking the Freeze Response

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    1:36
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    The Role of Boundaries and Self-Assertion

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    Practical Applications and Listener Takeaways

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