This article delves into different attachment styles we all have, which condition us to certain responses and the ways we operate in interpersonal relationships. Understanding the attachment styles we have provides us with a map providing a sense of direction, understanding the needs we have, and our partner has, when seeking closeness and when responding to triggering situations. The article provides a theoretical explanation of the neurobiology of some of those responses, offering tips on how to apply an attachment framework when navigating interpersonal conflict.
The article touches on the model of emotions with anger often being a secondary emotion hiding other more complex emotions hiding beneath the surface. The article provides some tips to consider when working with anger therapeutically and what we need to understand about its function and the role it plays in our life.
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The couples I often see in my practise are deeply divided by years of conflict, disagreement, going though tough times without much support, reinforced in the position of hurt caused to them by their partner. The hurt of often deeply entrenched through earlier life experiences of growing up in adverse life circumstances often feeling invisible, unseen and unloved...