Reviewed by Emily Edlynn, PhD Key Takeaways Avoidant attachment can be a problem for kids, because it lead to other mental health issues like feeling distrustful and emotionally numb.Parents who are ...

You've heard of it: distancing your relationships, suppressing your emotions, fearing intimacy. This is how I manage being an avoidant attachment, and how I want to grow.

Attachment theory may have originated in 1958 by British psychiatrist John Bowlby, but it’s become a popular conversation topic online (with over 348.3 million TikTok views on the topic). If you’re ...

It could be negatively impacting your relationships. When we form a relationship with a partner, family member or close friend, inevitably, we bring our emotional baggage along too. And there’s ...

Children who experience disorganized attachment often fear their caregivers, but crave their attention. If you think your child has a disorganized attachment, here's how experts say you can begin to ...

Those with a dismissive avoidant attachment style may have no desire for close relationships or actively avoid them due to past trauma. If you’ve ever taken a deep dive into the psychology of ...

Science finds that one key to satisfaction in a relationship is feeling understood and supported. But in these uncertain times, when many of us are facing a lot of individual stress and anxiety, being ...

An attachment style is not a life sentence, it is simply a model through which to understand your relationship dynamics. And it is subject to change. A 2023 review article published in Social and ...

While some of this content, like that made by actual psychologists or therapists, can be educational, the general social ...