"At times our own light goes out and is rekindled by a spark from another person. Each of us has cause to think with deep gratitude of those who have lighted the flame within us."—Albert Schweitzer ...

The way we connect with others as adults is often shaped by our earliest experiences with caregivers. From birth, a child seeks comfort, security and love, forming attachments that become the ...

Even the most hopeful romantics can feel like love always slips away — but experts say it’s often not “bad luck,” it’s ...

(CNN) — Do you identify as anxious, avoidant, disorganized or secure? For those who aren’t up on pop psychology vernacular, these terms refer to the four attachment styles. Attachment styles describe ...

Attachment anxiety shapes how people handle emotional conflict, and brief reminders of security or threat can shift that ...

From fear of vulnerability to an overwhelming need for reassurance, our attachment styles often stem from the ways we were cared for as children. Understanding these patterns, where they come from and ...

One of the things that has been getting a lot of attention lately on social media has been the different attachment styles that people have in their personal relationships. This is based on attachment ...

Secure Attachment: You feel comfortable getting close to people and don’t have a lot of stress about it. Anxious Attachment: You feel a lot of anxiety around getting close to people. Avoidant ...

Mistreatment and attachment style To clarify the relationship between childhood maltreatment and adult attachment style, Widom, Czaja, Kazakowski, and Chauhan (2017) conducted research with 650 adults ...