Dating Coach Links Love Island's Huda to Anxious Attachment: Understanding 'Protest Behavior'

In a recent social media post, dating coach Sabrina Zohar offered her perspective on contestant Huda from the popular reality series Love Island, linking her on-screen behavior to anxious attachment. Zohar, who identifies as a former anxious individual, explained that Huda's reactions to perceived threats in her romantic connections exemplify "protest behavior." "I did not know how to regulate my fucking nervous system," Zohar stated, reflecting on her own past. She described how she would "freak out on guys" and "text them a thousand times" when feeling anxious. Zohar highlighted that protest behavior occurs when an individual acts out due to a perceived loss of connection. She emphasized the importance of self-awareness and the ability to "take a breath, sit in the moment, regulate your nervous system, sit in the discomfort and handle it like a fucking adult, not like a six-year-old child." The dating coach also critiqued individuals who claim to be emotionally aware or intelligent but fail to demonstrate these qualities in their actions, suggesting that true self-awareness involves recognizing and managing one's own emotional responses.