Conversely,
secure emotional connections with significant others offer a powerful antidote to traumatic experience (Johnson, in press).»
In particular, warm and
secure emotional connections with the adults who care for them help children connect with their cultural identity.
Research in many different cultures confirms the importance of all children developing
secure emotional connections with the adults who care for them.
When we have
a secure emotional connection with our loved one, this temporary feeling is experienced as nonthreatening.
It is most successful with couples who wish to establish a more
secure emotional connection with one another, yet nevertheless, find themselves at an impasse in certain key moments.
Not exact matches
A
secure bond or
connection with at least one other human being is the greatest
emotional need of every child.
I create a safe and encouraging relationship through empathy, personal honesty, and clear boundaries, to help not only find a
secure sense of self or family, but also embrace the whole
emotional connections with others.
Simply beginning to let your partner know what you really feel underneath your angry complaints or your
emotional withdrawing, can go a long way to break the negative cycle and reestablish a more
secure connection with your partner.
When we are lucky enough to have
secure attachment experiences in which we feel seen, safe, soothed, and
secure, our brain develops in ways that promote
emotional regulation, resilience, and
connection with others.
Reluctance to disclose inner thoughts and feelings, remaining guarded, and having desire for personal control are all signs of avoidant attachment.1, 2 Research shows that in adolescence and young adulthood, avoidant individuals do not connect as deeply (they have less intimacy and
emotional closeness)
with friends and romantic partners as
secure individuals do, and this lack of
connection largely results from less self - disclosure.