How insecure attachment is created in childhood
Published on Aug 08, 2023 01:20 PM IST
- From being neglected to growing up around chronic chaos, here are a few ways by which insecure attachment is created in childhood.
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Insecure attachment style often grows from childhood. This has a significant impact on adult relationships in later stages of life. We try to push people away and confuse them in insecure attachment style. "If you have insecure attachment patterns, you’re not alone. Me too. I hope to normalize this conversation and help people to understand their patterns. And why relationships can feel so confusing/overwhelming/scary," wrote psychologist Nicole LePera as she explained how insecure attachment is created in childhood.(Unsplash)
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When we are harshly punished and criticised as a child regularly, we tend to shut down and not disclose the way we are feeling to others. (Unsplash)
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We grow up in dysfunctional families watching dysfunctional relationships – we start to normalise them. (Unsplash)
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When we have been the parent to parent, we start to suppress our own emotions to take care of others. (Unsplash)
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In dysfunctional families, we grow up around chaos and conflict, and this has a impact on the attachment style we adapt to. (Unsplash)
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