What are Attachment Styles?

One of the newer areas of psychology for Couples is the study of Attachment Styles. Everyone has a basic way of demonstrating their attachment to another person after commitment and marriage.

Some people attach securely showing their way of love to be stable and reliable

Others are constantly ambivalent about their love, while others generate unnecessary insecurity and fill the relationship up with their anxiety.

Still others avoid attaching all together and can only tolerate minimal connection.

Attachment Styles are formed during childhood

They can change over time, but focus is needed to change them.

It is thought that your Attachment Style directly impacts the way that you communicate during stressful times, the amount of trust that you can extend and the level of intimacy that you require to feel safe and satisfied. Also, your Attachment Style will impact how much closeness you can enjoy before you need to create distance.

Attachment Styles important information to have so that you can understand yourself and your partner.

Attachment Styles are quite subtle but influential, like a software program running in the background

You may find it valuable to discuss this in our PreMarital sessions.

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Laressa Desmond PhD

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Laressa Desmond, PhD, LMFT