Daddy Issues

No two people’s experience with their parents is exactly the same. The attachment patterns formed during childhood can affect your attachment styles in your adult relationships. Attachment styles are categorized as being either secure or insecure, with several subtypes of insecure attachment styles, including: Anxious-preoccupied. People with this attachment type may be anxious, crave closeness, but feel insecure about their partner leaving them. Dismissive-avoidant. People with this type may have trouble trusting others for fear that they’ll be hurt. Fearful-avoidant. People with this type may feel unsure about intimacy and tend to run away from experiencing difficult feelings. Secure attachment styles result from having a caregiver who was responsive to your needs and emotionally available. Insecure attachment styles, on the other hand, result from having a caregiver who was unresponsive to your needs and emotionally unavailable.