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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This is the OP. RAD is something that is formed/learned because of neglect or abuse at a very, very, very young age. ([b]Take note all you "cry it out" parents....[/b]) It makes the baby unable to form a close attachment with a caregiver, unable to know they will always be there to meet their needs.

Then, as the baby becomes a child, the child can't handle being close to a caregiver so they sabotage that closeness again and again and again, sometimes in ways only the target is aware of.

Anyway, I was asking because I wanted to know what happens to that pattern, of pushing away someone who should be very close by sabotaging the relationship, when the child grows up. Do they do this to their own children, to keep from feeling that close connection?

I was hoping for some feedback from a therapist. I'm not purchasing kids or ranting about my own crappy childhood. Trying to figure someone else out.[/quote]

you just lost all credibility. try getting your information about child development from actual child psychologists.  [/quote]

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