Your attachment and Your Friendships

In this episode, psychotherapist Disree Shaw explores how different attachment styles—secure, anxious, avoidant, and fearful-avoidant (disorganised)—manifest within our friendships.

Discover the key characteristics of each style and how they impact your platonic relationships, from craving closeness and fearing abandonment to valuing independence and struggling with intimacy. Disree delves into common issues like miscommunication and boundary-setting that arise when different attachment styles interact.

The discussion also introduces the concept of the Drama Triangle (Victim, Rescuer, and Persecutor) from Transactional Analysis, providing a framework to understand the roles we might play in our friendship dynamics.

This episode is your first step towards understanding these patterns, fostering self-compassion, and building healthier, more secure connections with your friends. For a deeper dive with practical exercises using CBT, REBT, and other therapeutic approaches, join Disree's paid Substack.

 

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