attachment styles

• secure attachment


  • comfortable with intimacy
  • trusts others easily
  • maintains healthy boundaries
  • communicates emotions effectively
  • maintains independence and confidence in romantic relationships
• anxious attachment


  • fears abandonment
  • seeks constant reassurance
  • overly dependant in relationships
  • constantly checking in on partner
  • worries about relationship often
• avoidant attachment


  • values independence highly
  • uncomfortable with emotional intimacy
  • difficulty trusting others
  • tends to suppress emotions
  • keeps relationship casual
  • pulls away when relationship becomes serious
• fearful-avoidant attachment


  • craves closeness but fears getting hurt
  • unpredictable in relationships
  • struggles to regulate emotions
  • difficulty trusting self & others
  • may alternate between clinging to partner & pushing them away