{"product_id":"the-anxious-avoidant-trap-y-bruck-9798991998635","title":"The Anxious-Avoidant Trap: Why You Keep Reaching for Someone Who Keeps Pulling Away - and How to Break the Cycle Together","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eYou're caught in a pattern.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne of you reaches. The other pulls away. And the harder you reach, the further they go - until you're both exhausted, each convinced you're the one being left behind.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt's called the \u003cb\u003eanxious-avoidant cycle\u003c\/b\u003e, and it's one of the most common - and most misunderstood - patterns in modern love. It is \u003ci\u003enot\u003c\/i\u003e proof that you chose the wrong person. It's two nervous systems doing exactly what they each learned to do.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this warm, science-backed guide, Y Bruck turns decades of attachment research - from Bowlby and Ainsworth to today's couples science - into something you can actually use tonight. No jargon. No blame. No pretending change is quick or easy. Just a clear map of the dance you're stuck in, and a real way out.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eInside, you'll learn how to: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSee the cycle clearly - and catch it in the moment, before it spirals\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUnderstand what your partner is \u003ci\u003ereally\u003c\/i\u003e feeling underneath the distance (or the pressure)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCalm your own alarm instead of feeding it\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRebuild closeness without losing yourself\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTell the difference between a hard pattern and a relationship you should leave\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eHonest about the science (including the myths this genre loves to sell), compassionate to \u003ci\u003eboth\u003c\/i\u003e partners, and genuinely hopeful - because the research is clear: this pattern can change.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHonest science. Real hope. A new dance.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Anxious-Avoidant Trap is Book 1 in the Attachment in Love series - a book for every way our patterns meet.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Y. Bruck\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798991998635\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Y Bruck\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/09\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 244\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.57lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.61d","brand":"Y. Bruck","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48997775278335,"sku":"9798991998635","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-anxious-avoidant-trap-y-bruck-9798991998635","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}