Dean Mighell - Psychotherapist

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07/11/2025

What's your Attachment Style and how does it impact your relationships? What is not in our awareness that could result in negative impacts in our life. With good therapy support, we can become a better version of ourselves. I can help.

Attachment theory suggests that our early childhood experiences shape how we approach relationships throughout our lives. People with an anxious attachment style often experience a heightened fear of abandonment and a constant need for reassurance. This attachment style can have a significant impact on romantic relationships, creating challenges that both partners need to navigate.

Anxious attachment typically develops when a child experiences inconsistent caregiving. The caregiver might be loving and available at times, but distant or unpredictable at others. As a result, the child becomes hypervigilant about their caregiver’s availability, seeking constant attention and reassurance to feel secure. While this attachment style can manifest in any relationship, it often becomes most pronounced in romantic partnerships. And it look like the following:

1. Need for Constant Reassurance
2. Fear of Abandonment
3. Difficulty with Boundaries
4. Jealousy and Insecurity
5. Emotional Rollercoaster

Strategies for Improvement

While this attachment style presents unique and complex challenges for relationship building, with the right strategies, these dynamics can be managed and even improved. Here are some key approaches to help build healthier connections:

1. Prioritise Communication: Open and honest conversations about emotional needs, triggers, and boundaries are essential. Regular check-ins can ensure both partners understand each other’s emotional worlds and reduce the risk of miscommunication.
2. Practice Self-Regulation: Learning to manage anxiety and emotional responses is key. Techniques like mindfulness, grounding exercises, or journaling can help individuals with anxious attachment stay centered and avoid overreacting during stressful moments.
3. Seek Professional Support: Couples therapy or individual counselling can be incredibly helpful in addressing the underlying causes of anxious attachment. A therapist can support both partners in recognising unhealthy patterns, working through emotional triggers, and developing healthier relationship strategies.
4. Build Trust Gradually: Trust takes time to develop. Small, consistent actions of reliability, reassurance, and support can help reduce anxiety and lay a secure emotional foundation for both partners.
5. Set Healthy Boundaries: Understanding and respecting each other’s boundaries is crucial to avoid emotional overwhelm. Both partners should work together to create a safe space where each can express their needs without fear of rejection or abandonment.
6. Self-Awareness and Reflection: For individuals with anxious attachment, reflecting on past experiences and identifying recurring patterns can help address insecurities. Building a strong sense of self-worth and independence can lessen the need for constant reassurance.

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04/11/2025

Narcissism is so difficult for people who have not experienced it to ever understand.

We don’t think like they do and their can be so very confusing and leave you bewildered and overwhelmed.

These days, the term ‘narcissism’ is thrown around carelessly. If you have been through narcissistic abuse, I am here to help you. I know it well and can help you.

Please reach out.

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29/10/2025

Attachment theory is so very important. By working with a trained psychotherapist, I can help you work through this. Getting awareness of our attachment issues can be transformative. It’s awareness about things in our subconscious that can bring for the first time, the ability to make informed choices about a better life.