🚨 Fearful Avoidant vs. Dismissive Avoidant – The Key Difference Too Many Are Missing! 🚨 I see it way too often—coaches and therapists giving one-size-fits-all advice on avoidance without understanding the profoundly different wounds and needs of the Fearful Avoidant and the Dismissive Avoidant. It’s frustrating because misinformation leads to confusion and poor guidance for people who are truly trying to heal. These two attachment styles may both “avoid,” but for completely different reasons: