A therapist explains the four attachment styles of attachment theory—secure, ambivalent, avoidant, and disorganized—and how they affect adult relationships.

According to attachment theory, we all develop one of four attachment styles during childhood, and here's how people with an insecure style (avoidant, ambivalent or disorganized) can form secure ...

Insecure attachment, either avoidant or ambivalent, can result if a caregiver has that style themselves, is depressed, is dealing with their own unresolved trauma, or is struggling with other ...

Remember that the goal is not to learn you have a secure attachment but to pinpoint your style. Give yourself grace during the process. "There is no right or wrong attachment style," Dr. Lee says ...

She said anxious attachment, or anxious ambivalent attachment, often shows up in people who could never really count on their parents to be there. “Anxious attachment is sort of like there’s almost ...

Home Love Attachment Theory And Other Ways To Understand Why Your Spouse Was Put On This Earth To Make You Crazy If you're struggling to understand your partner and why they act the way they do ...

If you have an anxious or ambivalent attachment style, she recommends for you to put whatever strategies you can think of in place to NOT continue contacting your ex. Stop pursuing reconciliation.