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Attachment theory is recognizing that intimate relationships are often similar in nature to our relationships with our caregivers. There are secure, anxious, avoidant, and anxious avoidant types. You can also learn what your type is with this online quiz (as recommended in the book).

When you are raised with childhood emotional neglect (CEN), you unconsciously learn that your feelings don’t matter. Your parents don’t tell you this directly. Instead, they ignore and dismiss your feelings in moments when you need their attention, validation, and compassion. CEN is insidious and overlooked while it does its silent damage to people’s lives. 

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Most of our behaviors are learned at an early age. Many children did not learn emotional regulation, love, support, and safety from our caregivers and in turn, created certain ideas and behaviors to make sense of this. They tended to be the best coping strategies as young children, but these behaviors can still impact how you automatically think and behave now as an adult.

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