How Insecure Attachment Creates Fertile Ground for Addictions
…ed secure attachment, not just for our survival but also for optimal brain development. Here is what it looks like when secure attachment doesn’t happen: Baby is upset, turns to caregiver for comfort and connection; instead, baby gets ignored, is left alone, or worse, is abused for having needs. These types of reactions from caregiver will have an enormous dysregulating effect on baby. Most likely baby will protest (i.e., cry) or give some kind of…
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