attachment

A red haired woman sits crouched down with one arm across her chest, resting on her shoulder, her other arm holding her head, a pensive expression on her face.

Stockholm Syndrome in the context of abuse?

ByKaren McAndless-Davis

Stockholm Syndrome was coined 40 years ago at the end of a six-day bank siege in Stockholm, Sweden. Sometimes women who are experiencing abuse from their partner wonder if they are experiencing Stockholm Syndrome because they feel a certain alliance with their partner. They may also be worried about their partner and care about what…

Women stand side by side looking into the sunset over the water.

Attachment and Loss – Why the end of a relationship hurts so much

ByKaren McAndless-Davis

I have been reading about attachment theory recently. Attachment is primary to our being. It is how we have survived as a species – sticking together.  Our attachment impulse keeps drawing us together with the other. First with our mothers (when we are very young) and then with others. I read recently that we are not actually…