How Insecure Attachment Affect Your Relationships

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✨ UNLOCK YOUR BRAIN'S FULL POTENTIAL! My free 2-minute quiz reveals your unique "Brain Operating System" and gives you a personalized guide to master your focus, handle stress, and perform at your best. Take the Quiz → https://drmarks.co/BrainQuiz-yt Attachment refers to the bond you form with people in close relationships such as your parents, children, close friends or romantic partners. In this video, I focus on the 3 attachment styles developed by John Bowlby and Mary Ainsworth. Secure Insecure-Anxious Insecure-Avoidant The two insecure styles can be summed up as: anxiety about being abandoned or avoiding intimacy and closeness. Here are four things you can do to improve your attachments. 1. Recognize your attachment style by examining your significant relationships. 2. Practice self-compassion. 3. Journal or reflect on your secure relationships 4. See a therapist for professional help with making this transition from insecure to secure. References Rowe, A. C., Gold, E. R., & Carnelley, K. B. (2020). The Effectiveness of Attachment Security Priming in Improving Positive Affect and Reducing Negative Affect: A Systematic Review. International journal of environmental research and public health, 17(3), 968. Mackintosh, K., Power, K., Schwannauer, M. et al. The Relationships Between Self-Compassion, Attachment and Interpersonal Problems in Clinical Patients with Mixed Anxiety and Depression and Emotional Distress. Mindfulness 9, 961–971 (2018). Disclaimer: All of the

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