How Your Attachment Styles Affect Your Relationships

Are you wondering what your attachment style is? Attachment theory, originated by psychologist John Bowlby in 1968, suggests that there are four major attachment styles: Secure, Dismissive-Avoidant, Anxious-Preoccupied, and Disorganized. People with a secure attachment style, tend to feel worthy of love. Dismissive-avoidant attachment style types tend to only believe themselves and distrust others. Anxious-preoccupied attachment style is where the individual doubt their own self-worth. While someone with a disorganized attachment feels insecure most of the time, because of trauma. Are you wondering how each of these attachment styles affects your romantic relationship, friendship, parenting, and world view? If so, we cover each of these in this video.

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Writer: Chloe Avenasa
Script Editor: Denise Ding & Kelly Soong
VO: Amanda Silvera
Animator: Evelvaii
YouTube Manager: Cindy Cheong

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