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#attachment-theory

6 days ago

2 Signs You're Mistaking Intimacy Issues for 'The Ick'

The 'ick' can signal intimacy issues rather than mere minor flaws in a partner.

Avoidant attachment styles may trigger the 'ick' as a form of emotional protection.

#emotional-development

Don't Laugh When Your Child Is Crying

Attachment research should guide parenting practice.

Everyday behaviors can be more significant than is initially apparent.

Parental laughing when children are distressed can have a serious negative impact.

5 months ago

Parenting

How to Prepare Parents and Teens for First Loves

Don't Laugh When Your Child Is Crying

Attachment research should guide parenting practice.

Everyday behaviors can be more significant than is initially apparent.

Parental laughing when children are distressed can have a serious negative impact.

more#emotional-development

5 months ago

Parenting

How to Prepare Parents and Teens for First Loves

There's More to Relationship Success Than Attachment Style

Combining attachment style and personality traits enriches understanding of relationship stability.

That Toxic Relationship You Just Can't Leave

Toxic relationships are misleading due to moments of happiness that obscure chronic mistreatment.

Motherless Sons: The Impact of Loss

A mother's loss profoundly impacts sons, affecting their emotional health and attachment styles throughout life.

Mental health

"Jeong": A Korean Word for the Felt Sense of Connectedness

There's More to Relationship Success Than Attachment Style

Combining attachment style and personality traits enriches understanding of relationship stability.

That Toxic Relationship You Just Can't Leave

Toxic relationships are misleading due to moments of happiness that obscure chronic mistreatment.

Motherless Sons: The Impact of Loss

A mother's loss profoundly impacts sons, affecting their emotional health and attachment styles throughout life.

Mental health

"Jeong": A Korean Word for the Felt Sense of Connectedness

Anxious Attachment and the Sensitive Emotional Radar

Hypersensitivity can distort emotional perception, impacting interpersonal relationships negatively.

Misreading emotional cues can lead to self-fulfilling prophecies in relationships.

Awareness of emotions does not guarantee empathy in close interactions.

Relationships

How to Keep Your Partner From Becoming More Avoidant

Relationships

3 Ways to Know Who You Can Trust

Mental health

1 month ago

Anxious Attachment and the Sensitive Emotional Radar

Hypersensitivity can distort emotional perception, impacting interpersonal relationships negatively.

Misreading emotional cues can lead to self-fulfilling prophecies in relationships.

Awareness of emotions does not guarantee empathy in close interactions.

Relationships

How to Keep Your Partner From Becoming More Avoidant

Relationships

3 Ways to Know Who You Can Trust

Growing Up Alone

Emotional neglect in childhood drives self-reliance but at the cost of healthy connections.

Artificial intelligence

1 month ago

AI Is Replacing Our Jobs-But What If It's Also Replacing Us?

Emotional efficiency from AI may trade off genuine human growth and connection.

Does Our Love for a Pet Ever Truly Leave Us?

Losing a pet evokes profound grief akin to losing a human loved one.

The command "stay" signifies protection and lasting memory during the grieving process.

Love for a pet transforms into enduring presence and memory after loss.

Partner Betrayal and Relational Recovery

Partner betrayal significantly disrupts emotional stability and security in relationships.

A new approach, the RRPB model, offers insights into treating the effects of partner betrayal trauma.

Betrayed partners require specialized treatment due to the unique challenges they face.

Mental health

Can a Single, Subtle Security Prime Make a Difference?

fromSlate Magazine

Miscellaneous

Is Your Attachment Style "Secure"? "Anxious"? "Avoidant"? The Answer Isn't Your Destiny.

Pets

1 month ago

Does Our Love for a Pet Ever Truly Leave Us?

Losing a pet evokes profound grief akin to losing a human loved one.

The command "stay" signifies protection and lasting memory during the grieving process.

Love for a pet transforms into enduring presence and memory after loss.

Partner Betrayal and Relational Recovery

Partner betrayal significantly disrupts emotional stability and security in relationships.

A new approach, the RRPB model, offers insights into treating the effects of partner betrayal trauma.

Betrayed partners require specialized treatment due to the unique challenges they face.

Mental health

Can a Single, Subtle Security Prime Make a Difference?

fromSlate Magazine

Miscellaneous

Is Your Attachment Style "Secure"? "Anxious"? "Avoidant"? The Answer Isn't Your Destiny.

Feeling Alone in the Company of Others

Inconsistent caregiving in early relationships can lead to lifelong emotional isolation and impaired connections.

Why Do They Lie?

Understanding dismissive attachment helps navigate online dating and avoid potential deception.

How Furry Friends Shape Young Hearts and Minds

Pets enhance a child's emotional well-being and empathy.

Secure pet attachments lead to better care and empathy.

Parental behavior influences how children treat pets.

Pets can be pivotal in a child's social skills development.

Parenting

The 7 Key Ways a Child's Mind Works

How Furry Friends Shape Young Hearts and Minds

Pets enhance a child's emotional well-being and empathy.

Secure pet attachments lead to better care and empathy.

Parental behavior influences how children treat pets.

Pets can be pivotal in a child's social skills development.

The 7 Key Ways a Child's Mind Works

Understanding a child's emotional mindset is crucial for parents to raise happy, healthy children.

more#child-development

Mental health

fromFast Company