You hesitate before you speak. You soften your voice. You adjust your plans. You hide what you need because you’ve learned that asserting yourself could upset someone you love. In romantic relationships, this is common. Many of us carry fears rooted in attachment patterns, the ways we relate to closeness, safety, and approval. We think setting boundaries will start fights or push our partner away, so we shrink, accommodate, and silently carry resentment. That’s when love star

Some relationships feel like a constant dance where one person chases, the other pulls away. If you’ve been in a cycle of emotional highs and lows, constant tension, or “almost” closeness, you may be experiencing the anxious-avoidant attachment push-pull dynamic. Understanding why these patterns form and how to break them can transform your love life and emotional well-being. What Are Anxious and Avoidant Attachments? Anxious Attachment : Individuals with anxious attachment c

Trauma doesn’t just live in the past. It wires the brain to perceive and react to the present. When left unhealed, trauma thinking is...

Attachment theory helps us understand how we connect with others, especially in close relationships. When people think of anxious and...