Understand Your Attachment Style and Improve Your Work Relationships

Do you feel like you self-sabotage relationships? Struggle to trust people fully? Have intense fears of abandonment?

You're not alone. Childhood attachment patterns impact how we show up in adult relationships, even including our work relationships. But with self-awareness, we can rewrite limiting narratives and find secure, fulfilling bonds.

Now on to the four attachment styles...

Secure Attachment - The Ideal:

• Self-soothes emotions
• Balances independence & intimacy
• High self-worth not dependent on others
• Resolves conflict in healthy ways
• Expresses needs & takes accountability
• Builds trust easily

About 50% of people have this attachment style.?

Anxious Attachment:

• Intense fears of rejection
• Constantly seeks validation
• Worries about losing people
• Poor boundaries
• Very uncomfortable alone

Avoidant Attachment:

• Avoids intimacy & emotional expression
• Distrusts others' intentions
• Highly values independence
• Commitment issues
• Prefers alone time

Disorganized Attachment:

• Inconsistent, confusing behaviors
• Anxious and avoidant symptoms
• Extreme relationship anxiety
• Difficulty trusting others

Take a second to see if you can identify your attachment style. It's very helpful to understand your patterns - awareness is the first step to making change.

Improve your relationships at work by speaking with a therapist

Many argue that attachment styles are fixed and unchangeable. That is an archaic belief, and far from the truth.

Through awareness and understanding of your attachment style, where it began, how it developed, and how it manifests, we can begin to challenge untrue narratives surrounding ourselves in relationships with others.

Finding security in all types of relationships is possible! Therapy is a great space to learn more about your attachment style. Schedule a call with one of our therapists today to dig in to how you can improve your work relationships.