Shadowing Practice: 8 Signs of an Avoidant Attachment Style - Learn English Speaking with Video

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Attachment theory describes the different ways people can act in relationships.
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When someone has an avoidant attachment style, they're uncomfortable with growing emotionally bonded or close to someone else.
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It can actually be broken down into two subcategories: "Dismissive avoidant" and "Fearful avoidant".
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This kind of attachment theory usually carries on through adulthood and can affect relationships of all types.
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Wondering if avoidant attachment applies to you or a loved one?
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Here are eight signs of an avoidant attachment style.
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1. You were emotionally neglected in your childhood.
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Do you feel safer keeping your intense emotions to yourself?
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Childhood neglect can be traumatic and often develops into an avoidant attachment style.
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According to Healthline, some parents might discourage their child from outwardly expressing both positive and negative emotions.
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These parents may have ignored the needs of their child when they were emotionally vulnerable.
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This is a sign of avoidant attachment because it conditions children to not only fend for themselves, but also to hide their emotions and vulnerabilities from others.
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Two, you tend to suppress your emotions.
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Were you taught to view emotional expressions as a weakness?
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Do you find that you're better off dealing with things internally?
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Do you tend to bottle your emotions and internally punish yourself for being vulnerable?
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People with avoidant attachment are uncomfortable disclosing their vulnerabilities
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and they may look down on people who are more emotionally vulnerable than themselves.
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3. You have trouble dealing with emotional intimacy.
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Do you have difficulty with emotional expression in relationships?
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Do you keep conversations on a comfortable surface level?
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or take extended periods of "me time." When you have an avoidant attachment style, You shy away from emotional closeness.
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"afraid to reveal too much about yourself.
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"You struggle with not wanting to need others for anything.
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In relationships, this emotional distance can make other people confused, angry, and they might even take it personally.
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But the truth is, it's actually a defense mechanism for you.
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Four, you have extreme boundaries.
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Do you have very specific, firm, and strict boundaries?
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This can go as far as restricting the amount of time you spend with others
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or refusing to share about certain parts of your life.
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We do want to emphasize that there's absolutely nothing wrong with boundaries.
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Having healthy boundaries is essential in maintaining healthy relationships.
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However, people who have excessive boundaries may appear distant or closed off.
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Five, you have shallow relationships.
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You like to keep relationships at a shallow level whether it be romantic or platonic.
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In a romantic relationship, you may refuse to meet your partner's family
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or avoid topics and situations that would turn the relationship into a more serious one.
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In a platonic relationship, you may refuse to go into emotional depth about yourself, or have long conversations, or see others that often.
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6. Strong independence.
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Are you extremely independent and self -focused?
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Did you have to fend for yourself at an early age?
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Do you secretly look down on people who depend on others?
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Independence by itself isn't a bad thing.
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As children grow, they should be increasingly more comfortable with making decisions on their own.
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However, when children are forced to become independent too early, Due to neglect?
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they may develop a strong need to always solve problems on their own.
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rather than having developed a healthy level of self -sufficiency.
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7. You have trust issues.
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Did you get the proper attention and care you deserved as a child?
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If not, it's logical that you'd have a hard time trusting others throughout your life.
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Even in adulthood, you struggle to trust even in those closest to you, and will try to distance yourself from wanting or receiving affection from others.
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. and eight.
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You're critical on yourself and others.
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When you have the avoidant attachment style, you may often find fault in those around you.
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This is more associated with a dismissive, avoidant detachment style.
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According to Joyce Catlett, MA from PsychAlive, The trauma that most commonly associated with this attachment style
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empowers the mind's inner critical voice so much that it actually overshadows their inner positive voice.
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As a result, it's easier for you to identify faults within yourself and others compared to the positive qualities.
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We hope you enjoyed learning about the signs of avoidant detachment style.
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Did you recognize any of these signs in yourself or any of your loved ones?
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Woordenschat en spreektips bij deze les

Deze spreekles op niveau B2 is gebaseerd op de video “8 Signs of an Avoidant Attachment Style”. Deze woorden komen het vaakst terug: avoidant, attachment, relationship, style, emotional. Deze video bevat 69 zinnen en 832 woorden om na te spreken. Het gesproken deel duurt 5:07. De spreker praat in een natuurlijk tempo van ongeveer 162 woorden per minuut, dicht bij een alledaags gesprek. 82% van de woorden hoort bij de 3.000 meest gebruikte Engelse woorden; de rest kun je beter vooraf bekijken. 14 van de 69 zinnen zijn vragen, dus het is goede oefening voor vraagintonatie en korte antwoorden.

Belangrijke woorden in deze video

De 15 moeilijkste woorden uit de video, met uitspraak en betekenis:

WoordUitspraakBetekenis
attachment zelfstandig naamwoord/əˈtæt͡ʃmənt/gehechtheid
boundary zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈbaʊndɹi/grens
emotion zelfstandig naamwoord/ɪˈməʊ.ʃən/emotie
neglect werkwoord/nɪˈɡlɛkt/verwaarlozen
detachment zelfstandig naamwoord/dɪˈtæt͡ʃmənt/scheiding, losraking
fend werkwoord/ˈfɛnd/zijn eigen boontjes doppen
adulthood zelfstandig naamwoordvolwassenheid
vulnerability zelfstandig naamwoord/ˌvʌln(ə)ɹəˈbɪlɪti/kwetsbaarheid, zwakke plek
shallow bijvoeglijk naamwoord/ˈʃæloʊ/ondiep, laag
uncomfortable bijvoeglijk naamwoord/ʌnˈkʌm.fɚ.tə.bl̩/ongemakkelijk
overshadow werkwoord/ˌoʊ.vɚˈʃæd.oʊ/overschaduwen
subcategory zelfstandig naamwoordsubcategorie
empower werkwoord/ɪmˈpaʊ.ə/volmacht geven, machtigen
discourage werkwoord/dɪsˈkɝɪd͡ʒ/ontmoedigen
intimacy zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈɪn.tɪ.mə.si/intimiteit

Phrasal verbs die je zult horen

WoordBetekenis
look down on werkwoordneerkijken op

Zinnen om te herhalen

Korte, volledige zinnen uit de video die je in alledaagse gesprekken kunt gebruiken:

  • Do you find that you're better off dealing with things internally?
  • Do you have difficulty with emotional expression in relationships?
  • Do you keep conversations on a comfortable surface level?
  • Do you have very specific, firm, and strict boundaries?
  • Are you extremely independent and self -focused?

Grammatica in deze video

De structuren die de spreker het meest gebruikt, met de exacte woorden uit de video:

StructuurIn de video
Lijdende vorm be + voltooid deelwoord — het gaat om wat er gebeurt, niet om wie het doetbe broken · are forced · are added
Betrekkelijke bijzinnen who / which + zin — extra informatie over een persoon of dingpeople who are · people who have · people who depend

Uitspraak om op te letten

De spreker gebruikt 9 samentrekkingen en verkorte vormen, zoals you're, don't, isn't. Spreek ze kort uit, zoals je ze hoort.

  • De klanken “sh” en “zh”: emotion /ɪˈməʊ.ʃən/, emotionally /ɪˈməʊʃənəli/, shallow /ˈʃæloʊ/, overshadow /ˌoʊ.vɚˈʃæd.oʊ/, affection /əˈfɛk.ʃən/
  • Lange woorden — let op de klemtoon: emotionally /ɪˈməʊʃənəli/, vulnerability /ˌvʌln(ə)ɹəˈbɪlɪti/, internally /ɪnˈtɜːnəli/, uncomfortable /ʌnˈkʌm.fɚ.tə.bl̩/, overshadow /ˌoʊ.vɚˈʃæd.oʊ/

Klanken die Nederlandstaligen lastig vinden:

  • Stemhebbende eindmedeklinker — /b/, /d/, /g/, /z/, /v/ niet verscherpen: dismissive /dəsˈmɪsɪv/, fend /ˈfɛnd/, discourage /dɪsˈkɝɪd͡ʒ/, emphasize /ˈɛm.fə.saɪz/, disclose /dɪsˈkləʊz/
  • /æ/ — opener dan de Nederlandse “e”: attachment /əˈtæt͡ʃmənt/, detachment /dɪˈtæt͡ʃmənt/, shallow /ˈʃæloʊ/, overshadow /ˌoʊ.vɚˈʃæd.oʊ/, traumatic /tɹɔˈmætɪk/
  • /w/ — met ronde lippen: outwardly /ˈaʊtwɚdli/, weakness /ˈwik.nɪs/

Zo oefen je met deze video

  1. Luister de hele video één keer zonder te spreken en noteer de woorden die je niet kent.
  2. Begin op 0,75× snelheid, spreek zin voor zin na en ga terug naar normale snelheid zodra het makkelijk gaat.
  3. Neem jezelf op en vergelijk met het origineel; let daarbij op woorden als attachment, boundary, emotion.

Wat is de Shadowing-techniek?

Shadowing is een wetenschappelijk onderbouwde taalleermethode die oorspronkelijk is ontwikkeld voor professionele tolkentraining en gepopulariseerd door polyglot Dr. Alexander Arguelles. De methode is eenvoudig maar krachtig: je luistert naar native Engelse audio en herhaalt het onmiddellijk hardop — als een schaduw die de spreker volgt met slechts 1–2 seconden vertraging. In tegenstelling tot passief luisteren of grammaticadrills, dwingt shadowing je hersenen en mondspieren om echte spraakpatronen tegelijkertijd te verwerken en te reproduceren. Onderzoek toont aan dat het de uitspraaknauwkeurigheid, intonatie, ritme, verbonden spraak, luisterbegrip en spreekvaardigheid aanzienlijk verbetert — waardoor het een van de meest effectieve methoden is voor IELTS Speaking-voorbereiding en echte Engelse communicatie.

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