System Speak: Complex Trauma and Dissociative Disorders Attachment Wounds
Jan 13, 2025
Explore the intricacies of attachment wounds and how they impact our lives. Discover how past injuries shape present behaviors and the various attachment strategies we deploy. Delve into examples like feelings of not belonging or being unwanted, and learn about the compelling 'Still Face Experiment' that highlights disconnection. The conversation emphasizes the importance of vulnerability, group support, and intentional healing paths for nurturing these wounds. Join the journey toward understanding and connection!
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Attachment Wound Connects Past To Present
- The attachment wound is the core injury in memory time that keeps invading now time when it remains unhealed.
- Emma describes this wound as the doorway connecting past trauma to present reenactments and crises.
Personal Gap Learning 'Attachment Wound'
- Emma recounts not recognizing the term 'attachment wound' despite knowing about attachment strategies and styles.
- She wonders if deafness, dissociation, or a learning gap caused her delayed understanding of the term.
Attachment Strategies Reveal Core Wounds
- Attachment strategies (anxious, avoidant, disorganized) reveal specific core wounds like abandonment or I am bad.
- Emma maps emotions and behaviors to underlying wounds to trace current reactions back to memory time.