Attachment Styles 101 (and Why They Matter in Adulthood)
Why do you cling, pull away, or brace for rejection? Attachment styles offer a compassionate explanation.
The short answer
Attachment styles — secure, anxious, avoidant, and disorganized — describe patterns of connecting that we learn early and carry into adult relationships. They shape how safe we feel with closeness, conflict, and being ourselves.
The hopeful part
Attachment isn’t a life sentence. Through self-awareness and safe relationships (including with a therapist), people move toward “earned secure” attachment — more ease, trust, and steadiness in love.