Secure Attachment: You feel comfortable getting close to people and don’t have a lot of stress about it. Anxious Attachment: You feel a lot of anxiety around getting close to people. Avoidant ...

Attachment styles are a crucial part of how we relate to others, especially in romantic and close relationships. These styles, shaped by our early experiences and personal traits. Here's the different ...

Do you identify as anxious, avoidant, disorganized or secure? For those who aren’t up on pop psychology vernacular, these terms refer to the four attachment styles. Attachment styles describe how ...

Limerence is an intense, consuming, and exhausting experience that often involves obsessive and intrusive thinking about a person or object that is often referred to in psychoanalytical or therapeutic ...

Wendy Wisner is a journalist and international board certified lactation consultant (IBCLC). She has written about all things pregnancy, maternal/child health, parenting, and general health and ...

If you use lots of emoji when messaging your friends, you may be more emotionally intelligent—that is, better able to understand your emotions and those of others. That is the conclusion of an ...

Do not let your attachment issues define the course of your relationships. Many people come to therapy concerned about the bonds they form and how they behave in relationships. They ask questions like ...

Higher emotional intelligence is linked to more emoji use with friends, while avoidant attachment is associated with less emoji use with friends and dating or romantic partners, according to a study.