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Some grad school reading with my little buddy, Ginger.

Had a lot of information for me. I found out why I would overthink any bit of attention(positive or negative) I got from the other gender -- because I have an Anxious Attachment Style.

I think that this book is a must read for anyone who wants to have a relationship or is already in one.

Understanding the Styles is easy, but making things work are difficult, that's why they have sections on how to make things work as well(thank God for that!).

I have an anxious attachment style, with half of secure attachment and a tiny bit of avoidant attachment. Great going till now, only half the book remains.

Honestly speaking, for a teenager the books I've been reading are a bit too much, but at the same time extremely helpful for what's about to come in life.

Does anyone have any tips for me, as I'm heading towards my first proper relationship?

I was very dubious of this book, but after hearing a friend prescribes it in her therapy practice, it was worth a chance! I learned my secure relationship has healed a lot of my anxious attachment. I really appreciated that this book doesn‘t shame anxious attachment! If you‘re stuck in an unhappy pattern with relationships, this is a basic, heteronormative, and monoganormative guide but also a quick, clear, helpful, healing, worthwhile read.

The book seems somewhat insightful and useful at first but then becomes too repetitive.

Definitely a pop psychology feel to this but some good nuggets nonetheless. Short quizzes included where you can assess your attachment style and your partner‘s. The “secure” style comprises 50% of the population and there‘s hardly any advice for that style. Like we‘re universal donors in attachment issues in romantic relationships without our own issues and needs. Would like to see if there‘s a better book out there on this topic.

I was hoping for a more nuanced and broad-based introduction to attachment styles, but, as it says on the tin, this is solely about romantic relationships. The tests and examples have very narrow application. And I was bugged that people with secure attachments were assumed to be relationship gods.

I don‘t normally read too many personality books, let alone things more directly associated with relationships, but I jumped into this one on recommendation, and I really did enjoy the read.
If you are looking for a more personality-type read, I would recommend The Complete Enneagram by Beatrice Chestnut, but as far as a potentially helpful relationship read, this one was exceptionally done well.

Not usually much for these kind of books but it keeps getting recommended so im diving in.

This is a self-help guide to understanding adult attachment styles and can prove quite useful in improving relationships. The book includes a short but relevant test to determine if one manifests the anxious, avoidant or secure attachment type and further explains how these work and translate into behaviours which can further be adapted towards compatibility even between apparently conflicting styles.

I really needed this book last year when I was being messed around by my ex who had melancholy depression and narcissistic personality disorder. Highly recommend if you keep meeting idiots like I do.

Probably a deeply personal opinion but this was fantastic and helpful for me

The most perfect #bookmark for a book on attachment styles. 😊💚

#therapistbooks

That moment when a book on relationships quotes a philosopher.

It really affirms my therapeutic approach of integrating philosophy into my work with clients. 💚

#therapistbooks #philosophy

Always reading to better serve my clients.

Starting this one today (cause I can‘t wait to finish my 2 others for work before starting a new book 😜)

#therapistbooks

*****

Well let‘s see where this will take us !!

So this was "rec" by a podcast I was listening too, and it was hailed as like a different look at the same kind of concept of the Love Languages. Or maybe it's more that the two are different sides of the same coin? Anyhoo. I'm slowly chipping away at it. No real truth bombs have been dropped yet but its an interesting concept.

This book blew my mind. Now I have new insight into past failed relationships and a better understanding of myself in terms of how I relate to others. 👍💖👍

Next #audiobook.

So in reading, i've learned quite a bit about myself not just romantically but in a general perspective.

There were a lot of great points throughout and it was easy to understand and that's what i enjoyed about this the most - the ease in which i read and understood the material

📗 It's been a hectic week but i think answering the same questions time & time again probably won.
📗 definately something for mom to add to her gifts
📗 i'll be good of I can go through some of my #MountTBR books
📗 Raspado, spicy strawberry... Yum 🍓🍧
📗 tagging #lmpbc group, @Blaire , @Jerdencon , @Wannabe_Quijote

#friyayintro @jesshowbooks

So I'm listening to this podcast and just really loving and enjoying Danielle's honesty and warmth and she's talking about the tagged book and I realized that I have that book and it's just sitting in my #MountTBR shelf and her talking about it has made me rethink the reading of that book. Seriously rethinking it.

#podcast #hotwhitetruth #mounttbr

Totally wish I had heard about this book years ago! #healthy #mattersoftheheart #relationships #love

a friend has recommended this to help with my dating doldrums

Ahhhhhh! Everything makes so much sense now!

Attached gave me so much clarity, with an avoidant attachment style I didn't understand why I often felt how I did in relationships. It's easier to communicate my feelings now and avoid ruining a good thing because of a lack of self-understanding.