“When we are anxiously attached, our inability to trust the intentions and behaviors of others will often lead us to escalate situations and then reject attempts to reassure us. It is a painful and dramatic spiral.” TrustAnxietyRejectionEscalationCodpendency Book:Awakening Hope. A Developmental, Behavioral, Biological Approach to Codependency Treatment. Source: Awakening Hope. A Developmental, Behavioral, Biological Approach to Codependency Treatment.