It is possible for a person to overcome an anxious attachment style. Options may include therapy, emotional self-regulation, and recognizing anxious attachment signs before they escalate. From ...

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 ...

The rise of therapy-speak has paved the way for attachment styles to become a mainstay in daily conversation, which isn’t a bad thing. Your attachment style is like your personal emotional ...

Though attachment theory was technically coined by John Bowlby in the early 20th century, everyone knows it was Katy Perry who invented disorganized attachment in 2008 when she sang “You’re hot then ...

We come into the world screaming and vulnerable—entirely dependent on adult caregivers to keep us safe and teach us how to connect with others. The nature of these earliest relationships influences ...

Pascal Vrticka received funding from the Max Planck Society (Germany) for parts of his work on the social neuroscience of human attachment described in this piece. Originally rooted in developmental ...