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Bonding to a parent or caregiver is a critical part of a babys emotional development.
Thats especially true in situations of attachment trauma.
Attachment trauma can have a variety of causes.
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But there are also resources that can help address those causes and provide support to victims of attachment trauma.
What Is Attachment Trauma and What Causes It?
The role of bonding early in a childs experience is a pivotal building block for health and well-being.
Trauma happens when that time of connection and bonding between a child and their parent is interrupted.
The trauma can start with apainful childbirth experience.
Illness, death, and other difficult losses can also lead to attachment trauma.
In adults, the loss of valued relationships can lead to attachment trauma.
The trauma from this can cause feelings of guilt, shame, and inadequacy.
It can make you constantly second-guess your own emotions, making you unsure of what you feel or why.
People who deal with emotional trauma often put up walls to hide insecurities.
You may be overly defensive, or always suspicious.
In fact, its difficult to regulate your emotions, and process your feelings.
Trauma can also lead todepression, anxiety, and other mental health problems.
These reactions are just some of the consequences of struggling with attachment trauma.
Attachment trauma is a cornerstone for understanding development, including adult development.
Its also not uncommon to suffer from lowself-esteem.
Unaddressed attachment trauma absolutely plays a role in self-esteem.
On the one hand, our self-esteem is based on our own evaluation of what we are worth.
The impact of attachment trauma is far-reaching, but there are tools that can help.
Traditional talk therapy,Dialectic Behavioral Therapy, and trauma-focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy are evidence-based treatments that experts recommend.
you might also seek out resources outside of the therapists office.
Its key to do your research.
The right therapist, and the right method, are the one that work best for you.
Attachment is at the heart of life for the majority of people in the world.
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