Awareness Helps Heal Your Attachment Style

How Awareness Helps Heal Your Attachment Style

Attachment theory proposes that the type of bond formed between a child and caregiver during infancy and early childhood shapes an individual’s expectations and behaviors in close relationships later in life. There are four primary attachment styles that develop: secure, anxious/preoccupied, avoidant/dismissive, and disorganized. Those with insecure attachment styles – anxious, avoidant, or disorganized – tend to experience more relationship problems and distress compared to securely attached individuals.Increasing self-awareness is a pivotal first step in healing insecure attachment styles. As…