People with an insecure style may behave in anxious, ambivalent, or unpredictable ways.
They can reflect on events in their life (good and bad) in the proper perspective.
People who develop insecure attachment patterns did not grow up in a consistent, supportive, validating environment.
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Individuals with this attachment style often struggle to have meaningful relationships with others as adults.
However, someone with an insecure attachment style can learn to change their behaviors and patterns.
Avoidant and anxious/ambivalent attachments remain organized.
Signs of Insecure Attachment
People with an insecure attachment style generally have trouble connecting emotionally.
Each form of insecure attachment is characterized by its own behaviors and patterns of behavior in relationships.
No one isunable to change or grow.
For example, security can flourish in the context of friendships and psychotherapy.
This work will ultimately help the individual learn to form healthy, secure attachments.
Ahealthy relationshipis one where partners are mutually caring, supportive, respectful, and loving toward one another.
For people with insecure attachment patterns, these characteristics can help shift them from feeling negative about themselves.
An earned, secure attachment style can forever change your life and your relationships for the better.
The brain will begin to change as a person changes their behavioral patterns and beliefs, thanks toneuroplasticity.
Roisman GL, Padron E, Sroufe LA, Egeland B.Earned-secure attachment status in retrospect and prospect.Child Dev.
