Tag Archives: Attachment Disorder in Adults

Thanksgiving in Cambodia

Posted on November 22, 2013 by Kathy

#15 in my book blogs from “Don’t Try This at Home,” Chapter 3 “Once again” I thought, “Fall 2008 surely was the end of my world. Surely it could get no worse than this.” So ended “Isolation Row,” my last … Continue reading →

Posted in Attachment Disorder, Attachment Theory, Emotional pain, Uncategorized | Tagged Adult Attachment Disorder, Adult Attachment Interview, Adult Attachment Theory, Attachment Disorder in Adults, Emotional pain, Inner Child, Mommie Dearest, Mozart’s Requiem, therapy | 3 Comments

From the Butt End of Evolution

Posted on November 15, 2013 by Kathy

Fear with a capital F has been bred deep into our neurons since man first walked the earth. Neurobiologists call it the “negativity bias” of the brain. For most of history, our brains needed to fear a stick far more … Continue reading →

Posted in Attachment, Attachment Disorder, Attachment Theory, Brain Science, Dissociation, Neuroscience | Tagged ACE Study, Adult Attachment Disorder, Adult Attachment Interview, Adult Attachment Theory, Attachment Disorder in Adults, brain science, Brain stem, Bruce Perry, Developmental Trauma, Negativity Bias, Reassociation, Scared Sick | 7 Comments

Substance Abuse or Survival?

Posted on November 8, 2013 by Kathy

Substance Abuse or Survival Mechanism? What the ACE Study Tells Us About – Ourselves … November 8 Last Friday Nov. 1, down the road from county Mental Health Services in San Diego, CA, eleven local activists from the mental health, … Continue reading →

Posted in Attachment Disorder, Attachment Theory, Brain Science, Emotional pain, Trauma | Tagged Adult Attachment Disorder, Adult Attachment Interview, Adult Attachment Theory, Attachment Disorder in Adults, brain science, Brain stem, Bruce Perry, Daniel Siegel, Developmental Trauma, Emotional pain, Jack Shonkoff, Limbic brain, Mary Main, Vincent Felitti | 7 Comments

Isolation Row

Posted on November 1, 2013 by Kathy

#14 in my ongoing book blogs from “Don’t Try This at Home” Last week my second therapist Dr. Rita was telling me to “heal yourself” to where I was reduced to singing Verdi arias about being doomed to live alone … Continue reading →

Posted in Attachment Disorder, Attachment Theory, Brain Science, Emotional pain, Grief, Trauma | Tagged Adult Attachment Disorder, Adult Attachment Disorder Books, Adult Attachment Interview, Adult Attachment Theory, Attachment Disorder in Adults, Divorce, Emotional pain, Grief, Inner Child, Limbic brain, rebound, therapy, trauma | 7 Comments

Down the Rabbit Hole

Posted on October 25, 2013 by Kathy

#13 in my ongoing book blogs from “Don’t Try This at Home” When Dr. Rita heard about my exploits last week with “The Inner Child Workbook” and the applesauce caper, she said, “Well, I thought you could do some reading, … Continue reading →

Posted in Attachment, Attachment Disorder, Attachment Theory, Divorce, Emotional pain, Grief, Trauma | Tagged Adult Attachment Disorder, Adult Attachment Disorder Books, Adult Attachment Interview, Adult Attachment Theory, Attachment Disorder in Adults, Divorce, Emotional pain, Grief, Inner Child, Limbic brain, rebound, therapy, trauma | 12 Comments

What Inner Child?

Posted on October 18, 2013 by Kathy

#12 in my ongoing book blogs from “Don’t Try This at Home” In my last post, group therapy put me through the floor. “Start with the wounded child inside you,” Dr. Matt repeated. “Then introduce your care-giving adult to your … Continue reading →

Posted in Attachment, Attachment Disorder, Attachment Theory, Emotional pain, Grief, Regression | Tagged Adult Attachment Disorder, Adult Attachment Disorder Books, Adult Attachment Interview, Adult Attachment Theory, anxiety, Attachment Disorder in Adults, Emotional pain, Grief, group therapy, Inner Child Theory, rebound, Regression, Suicide, therapy | 12 Comments

Hole in My Heart

Posted on October 2, 2013 by Kathy

#4 in my ongoing book series; original post August 9, 2013 If there’s been an Adult Attachment Interview (AAI) since 1996 which can diagnose the 50% of Americans with attachment disorder, why doesn’t our medical system use it? [FN12a] Why … Continue reading →

Posted in Attachment Disorder, Attachment Theory, Brain Science, Emotional pain | Tagged Adult Attachment Disorder, Adult Attachment Interview, Adult Attachment Theory, Allan Schore, attachment disorder, Attachment Disorder in Adults, brain science, Daniel Siegel, Developmental Trauma, Emotional pain, Henry Cloud, Limbic brain, Mary Main, Maxine Harris | 1 Comment

The Day That Einstein Feared Has Arrived

Posted on October 2, 2013 by Kathy

CLICK to BUY “Don’t Try This Alone”! As I’ve shown based on the Adult Attachment Interview (AAI), some 50% of us have a degree of attachment disorder. How can there be so little information on it available? What about us … Continue reading →

Posted in Attachment, Attachment Disorder, Attachment Theory, Brain Science, Emotional pain | Tagged Adult Attachment Disorder, Adult Attachment Interview, Adult Attachment Theory, Attachment Disorder in Adults, brain science, Daniel Siegel, Emotional pain, John Bowlby, Mary Ainsworth, Mary Main, Matthew Warren, Peter Levine, Rick Warren | 7 Comments

This Is Gonna Hurt – It’ll Be Worth It

Posted on October 1, 2013 by Kathy

#2 in my ongoing book series; original post July 26, 2013 “Don’t Try This At Home” takes you along on the journey to the center of my brain, tripping down what felt like my old New York City apartment building’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Attachment Disorder, Attachment Theory, Brain Science, Dissociation, Emotional pain, Fight-Flight | Tagged Adult Attachment Disorder, Adult Attachment Interview, Adult Attachment Theory, attachment disorder, Attachment Disorder in Adults, brain science, Developmental Trauma, Dissociation, Emotional pain, Fight-flight, Mordor, Stress chemicals | 8 Comments

The Silent Epidemic of Attachment Disorder

Posted on October 1, 2013 by Kathy

CLICK HERE to BUY “Don’t Try This Alone” Are parts of your brain dark? Silly, you say. Well, did you ever have a broken heart? Closer to home? Hey, I had such a successful global career that I didn’t know … Continue reading →

Posted in Attachment Disorder, Attachment Theory, Brain Science, Emotional pain, Grief, Regression | Tagged Adult Attachment Disorder, Adult Attachment Interview, Adult Attachment Theory, attachment disorder, Attachment Disorder in Adults, brain science, Developmental Trauma, Divorce, Emotional pain, Fight-flight, Grief, Limbic brain, Regression, Stress chemicals | 39 Comments

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