Wednesday, December 29, 2010

The Connection between Attachment and PTSD

Insecure attachment leaves people vulnerable to traumatic events in that they feel overwhelmed and there is no safe place inside or available to them to cope.


I wish I could find the source of that statement, although it rings true enough when vetted by our own experiences.  Based on the subject and terms, I would guess I heard it from Bessel van der Kolk, trauma researcher-extraordinaire and a very plucky fellow.

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