Attachment is a concept that is spoken about a lot. Formed in the earliest years of our lives, it goes on to impact us for a lifetime. Yet it is surprisingly difficult to find any reading material that goes beyond infants to how it impacts adults in relationships. This article, by Adam Young, is the best I have found yet.
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Why Emotion-Focused Therapy Believes Emotions Come First in Trauma Healing
In the world of psychology, it’s often said that changing your thoughts will lead to emotional change. This is the basis of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), which says that by shifting our thoughts, we can influence how we feel. But what if emotions come first,...
Exploring Betrayal Trauma
Betrayal trauma (Freyd, 1994) happens when the people who are supposed to care for us as children, such as parents, cause deep emotional harm by betraying out trust. In this article, I will focus on betrayal trauma within the parent-child relationship, though similar...
Why Does Past Trauma Affect My New Relationships?
Our brains recreate the familiar conditions from our childhood. This means that in relationships, we tend to choose partners who reflect characteristics from our past, just as we reflect parts of theirs. Then, we tend to trigger behaviors in each other that recreate...