The Impact of Trauma on Attachment Styles

Anxious attachment style or avoidant attachment styles are common after people have gone through a traumatic childhood event. It's really difficult to connect with others, especially in an intimate way if you've been taught by your past experiences that those who are meant to love you will inevitably harm you or abandon you. If something isn't quite right there, if you've experienced abuse or neglect or even the feeling of being ignored or abandoned, that's going to impact your attachment styles. And as a result, as we get older, we might see it as a consequence of who we are and our self-esteem can really plummet.