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Forum: Attachment, Attachment Disorders, & Abandonment Issues

Origins and characteristics of Secure attachment v. Insecure Attachment Disorder, Avoidant Attachment Disorder, Anxious-Ambivalent Attachment Disorder, Resistant Attachment Disorder, Disorganized Attachment Disorder, and abandonment issues.

  1. Early insecure relationships linked to teen depression, pain

    Early insecure relationships linked to teen depression, pain Anxiety Insights Thursday, 26 November 2009 Angst could be more than a rite of...

    Started by David Baxter, November 26th, 2009 12:34 PM
    adults, depression, experience, play, security, treatment
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    David Baxter
    November 26th, 2009 12:34 PM Go to last post

  2. My Fear of Abandonment is irrational and I know it

    I hope someone out there will read this and help me. I have an irrational fear of my boyfriend leaving me, and it is paralyzing me from living a...

    Started by Mitzy, August 20th, 2009 11:26 PM
    abandonment, baby, fear, home, men, sleep, work
    • Replies: 8
    • Views: 603
    TSOW
    August 22nd, 2009 11:25 AM Go to last post

  3. Reactive Attachment Disorder

    Reactive attachment disorder By Mayo Clinic staff July 16, 2009 Reactive attachment disorder is a rare but serious condition in which infants...

    Started by David Baxter, July 22nd, 2009 10:59 AM
    adhd, adults, aggression, baby, child abuse, children, comments, counseling, death, depression, diagnosis, failure, family, hoarding, mental illness, personality, ptsd, risk, treatment
    • Replies: 1
    • Views: 609
    Turtle
    July 22nd, 2009 10:16 PM Go to last post

  4. Just want some advice on abandonment issues, if anyone can help?

    Hello everyone!! I am 23 and have question about my ex - 21 year old boy - his father committed suicide and his mum abandoned him at a young age...

    Started by upsidedown, July 11th, 2009 07:53 PM
    abandonment, child, friends, men, suicide
    • Replies: 4
    • Views: 407
    NicNak
    July 12th, 2009 02:52 AM Go to last post

  5. Fear of Abandonment

    Fear of Abandonment by Simon Hearn, Ph.D. The fear of being left all alone to cope in a hard and scary world is universal; everyone feels it...

    Started by Emotions_Blocked, August 24th, 2008 02:38 AM
    abandonment, back, child, do, fear, for, from, how, may, men, of, panic, play, relationships, safe, someone, support, to, with
    • Replies: 5
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    Charity
    February 17th, 2009 09:50 AM Go to last post

  6. The Highly Sensitive Person, Attachment Disorder, and OCD

    hi guys and ladies, I am new to forum. Please forgive my English. How do you think that high sensitivity can influence relationships? I mean that...

    Started by nonamer, February 5th, 2009 10:06 AM
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    friends 1 Attachment(s)
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    nonamer
    February 6th, 2009 04:15 PM Go to last post

  7. Attachment vs. Detachment: Finding the Psychological Golden Mean

    Attachment vs. Detachment: Finding the Psychological Golden Mean By Leon F. Seltzer, Ph.D. January 15, 2009 Being too detached--or not...

    Started by David Baxter, January 15th, 2009 10:39 PM
    about, anxiety, back, balance, choices, depression, don, experience, for, freedom, from, how, if, isn, may, mental, of, relationship, relationships, risks, security, so, the, treating, vs, vulnerability, what, work
    • Replies: 2
    • Views: 281
    Lana
    January 16th, 2009 01:22 PM Go to last post

  8. Dealing with Abandonment

    This is my first post here, and I'm at a loss really. Probably better if I go back to the beginning. I'm 26 years old. From the age of 5 to the...

    Started by GingerUK, October 7th, 2008 12:20 PM
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    abandonment, adults, bullying, different, fear, home, loss, men, panic, power, with
    • Replies: 13
    • Views: 1,091
    Halo
    October 10th, 2008 04:26 PM Go to last post

  9. Attachment and Attachment Disorders

    The 'Strange Situation': Window on a Child's Future? By Jeremy, PsyBlog March 6, 2008 We are social animals, relying heavily on our ability to...

    Started by David Baxter, March 6th, 2008 12:29 PM
    about, abuse, anxiety, baby, between, child abuse, children, consequences, different, disorders, don, fear, friends, from, how, may, mother, of, personality, questions, relationships, research, social, studying, temperament, the, to, types, what, why, with 1 Attachment(s)
    • Replies: 5
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    Pogge
    March 13th, 2008 01:12 PM Go to last post

  10. Coping with Abandonment: Keeping my Distance

    Coping with Abandonment: Keeping my Distance by Deborah Gray Monday, October 29, 2007 I described my search for a new therapist in an earlier...

    Started by David Baxter, October 29th, 2007 10:21 PM
    abandonment, about, back, depression, different, do, family, for, friends, from, men, need, of, other, physical, relationship, relationships, so, talk, what, why, with
    • Replies: 1
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    just mary
    October 30th, 2007 12:22 AM Go to last post

  11. Attachment problems in adults

    I believe that difficulties resulting from damaged early attachment are far more prevalent that a lot of mental health professionals realise,...

    Started by MollyK, August 24th, 2007 11:13 AM
    about, abuse, adults, anxiety, back, child, depression, disorders, do, don, eating, from, health, home, how, in, mental, mother, of, other, prevalent, relationship, research, someone, success, to, what, why, with
    • Replies: 5
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    MollyK
    September 8th, 2007 01:31 PM Go to last post

  12. Attachment-based therapy

    Can anyone tell me if there is an index of attachment-based therapists in the UK? Many thanks

    Started by MollyK, July 10th, 2007 11:47 PM
    if, of
    • Replies: 3
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    MollyK
    July 11th, 2007 09:40 AM Go to last post

  13. Attachment Disorders in adults

    Can anyone give me any information about adult attachment disorders. I have identified problems that I have as an attachment disorder. Unlike RAD...

    Started by MollyK, November 7th, 2005 05:22 PM
    about, adults, disorders, in, of, the, to
    • Replies: 5
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    David Baxter
    June 2nd, 2007 09:50 PM Go to last post

  14. Reactive Attachment Disorder

    Child Abuse & Neglect: Reactive Attachment Disorder Background: Attachment disorders are the psychological result of negative experiences with...

    Started by Lana, June 14th, 2006 01:16 AM
    abuse, adolescence, adults, anxiety, baby, be, between, child, child abuse, children, depression, diagnosis, disorders, fear, from, health, loneliness, loss, may, mental, mother, of, relationship, relationships, research, safe, security, serious, social, the, what, with
    • Replies: 3
    • Views: 1,386
    Holly
    June 14th, 2006 11:06 AM Go to last post

  15. Parenting: Attachment, Bonding and Reactive Attachment Disorder

    Parenting: Attachment, Bonding and Reactive Attachment Disorder Secure attachment establishes the basis on which the child will form...

    Started by Lana, June 14th, 2006 09:35 AM
    about, abuse, adhd, adults, advice, aggression, anxiety, balance, be, between, bipolar, bipolar disorder, brain, child, children, depression, different, disorders, divorce, experience, failure, family, fear, free, from, happiness, health, home, how, may, men, mental, mothers, natural, need, of, online, physical, play, products, questions, regulation, relationships, research, risk, safe, security, self-esteem, shame, social, support, the, to, what, with
    • Replies: 1
    • Views: 1,728
    Holly
    June 14th, 2006 10:50 AM Go to last post

  16. Temperament or Attachment Disorder? (papers)

    Temperament? Maureen E. Wood Rochester Institute of Technology --------------------------------------------------------------------------------...

    Started by Lana, June 14th, 2006 02:13 AM
    abuse, adults, aggression, awareness, back, be, between, child, children, diagnosis, different, disorders, failure, family, for, from, how, may, mental, of, play, prevalent, regulation, relationships, risk, security, social, studying, temperament, the, to, with, work
    • Replies: 0
    • Views: 692
    Lana
    June 14th, 2006 02:13 AM Go to last post

  17. Adult Attachment Disorders/Husband leaving for 18 years...

    My husband has struggled with "something" from his early childhood for the 20 years of our marriage. Two years in, suddenly he would take off his...

    Started by MYE, November 11th, 2005 10:59 PM
    about, be, challenge, disorders, do, for, from, how, if, isn, men, need, of, on, talk, the, to, what, with
    • Replies: 4
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    MYE
    November 12th, 2005 07:46 PM Go to last post

  18. Dealing with abandonment as an adult

    Hello. I'm new. I've been feeling really down lately. I keep thinking about my childhood. I'm so lonely. My mom left when I was nine. I still...

    Started by hlef2b, April 26th, 2005 01:21 AM
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    abandonment, about, an, different, do, for, men, mothers, need, so, with
    • Replies: 12
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    ThatLady
    September 15th, 2005 05:02 AM Go to last post
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