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Insecure in love : how anxious attachment can make you feel jealous, needy, and worried and what you can do about it / Leslie Becker-Phelps, PhD.

By: Publication details: New York ; London, UK : Norton, c2010.Description: v, 183 pages : illustrations, charts ; paperback ; 23 cmISBN:
  • 9781608828159
  • 1608828158
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 152.4/1 23
LOC classification:
  • BF575.L8 .B33 2014
Other classification:
  • FAM029000 | SEL036000
Contents:
Machine generated contents note: pt. ONE The Bedrock of All Relationships -- 1.Early Connections: A Foundation for Love -- The Basics of How You Connect -- Four Styles of Attachment -- Discovering Your Attachment Style -- 2.Understanding Why You Relate the Way You Do -- Proximity: Protection from Danger -- Safe Haven: The Need for Comfort -- Secure Base: Support for Exploring the World -- Balancing Autonomy and Closeness -- Managing Your Emotions -- Two Ways to Earn Security and Happy Relationships -- pt. TWO Discover Your Potential: Being Worthy of Love -- 3.Opening the Door to Change -- Learning to See Yourself in a Positive Light -- Confirming the “r;You”r; You Know -- Confirming How You See Others -- Closed-Loop Relationships -- Pursuit-Withdrawal: A Common Relationship Problem -- Summary: Gaining Perspective -- 4.Overcoming Obstacles -- Self-Deception -- The Logic Stops Here -- How Pain Motivates Change -- The Need for New Experiences --
Contents note continued: pt. THREE Compassionate Self-Awareness: The Antidote to Relationship Anxiety -- 5.A Path to Deep, Lasting Security -- Self-Awareness -- Self-Compassion -- The Healing Power of Compassionate Self-Awareness -- 6.Developing Self-Awareness -- Facing Your Ambivalence -- Nurturing Awareness of Emotions -- Transforming Your Thoughts with Greater Awareness -- Mentalizing -- Final Thoughts on Self-Awareness -- 7.Creating Self-Compassion -- Common Humanity -- Mindfulness -- Self-Kindness -- Compassionate Self-Awareness in a Nutshell -- pt. FOUR Lighting Up Your Love Life -- 8.Finding Someone Who Will Accept You and Warm Your Heart -- Set a Goal for a Healthy Relationship -- What to Look for in a Partner -- Panning for Gold -- Spin a Supportive Web -- 9.Nurturing a Relationship You Feel Secure In -- Self-Disclosure -- Interdependence: Being One “r;Whole Half”r; -- Keeping Your Connection Going -- Accentuate the Positive -- On Being Grateful --
Contents note continued: It Takes Work to Tango -- 10.Working It Out -- Asking for Support -- Talking Through Conflicts -- The Gift of Forgiveness -- Moving On -- Closing Thoughts.
Summary: Almost everyone has felt jealous or insecure in a romantic relationship at some point in their lives. But people who constantly feel these emotions may suffer from anxious attachment, a fear of abandonment often rooted in early childhood experiences. In Insecure in Love, readers will learn how to overcome attachment anxiety using compassionate self-awareness, a technique that can help them recognize negative thoughts and get to the root of their insecurities so that they can cultivate secure, healthy relationships to last a lifetime.
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Book The Emmaus Library 100 Philosophy and psychology 152.41/BEC (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 15412

Includes bibliographical references.

Machine generated contents note: pt. ONE The Bedrock of All Relationships -- 1.Early Connections: A Foundation for Love -- The Basics of How You Connect -- Four Styles of Attachment -- Discovering Your Attachment Style -- 2.Understanding Why You Relate the Way You Do -- Proximity: Protection from Danger -- Safe Haven: The Need for Comfort -- Secure Base: Support for Exploring the World -- Balancing Autonomy and Closeness -- Managing Your Emotions -- Two Ways to Earn Security and Happy Relationships -- pt. TWO Discover Your Potential: Being Worthy of Love -- 3.Opening the Door to Change -- Learning to See Yourself in a Positive Light -- Confirming the “r;You”r; You Know -- Confirming How You See Others -- Closed-Loop Relationships -- Pursuit-Withdrawal: A Common Relationship Problem -- Summary: Gaining Perspective -- 4.Overcoming Obstacles -- Self-Deception -- The Logic Stops Here -- How Pain Motivates Change -- The Need for New Experiences --

Contents note continued: pt. THREE Compassionate Self-Awareness: The Antidote to Relationship Anxiety -- 5.A Path to Deep, Lasting Security -- Self-Awareness -- Self-Compassion -- The Healing Power of Compassionate Self-Awareness -- 6.Developing Self-Awareness -- Facing Your Ambivalence -- Nurturing Awareness of Emotions -- Transforming Your Thoughts with Greater Awareness -- Mentalizing -- Final Thoughts on Self-Awareness -- 7.Creating Self-Compassion -- Common Humanity -- Mindfulness -- Self-Kindness -- Compassionate Self-Awareness in a Nutshell -- pt. FOUR Lighting Up Your Love Life -- 8.Finding Someone Who Will Accept You and Warm Your Heart -- Set a Goal for a Healthy Relationship -- What to Look for in a Partner -- Panning for Gold -- Spin a Supportive Web -- 9.Nurturing a Relationship You Feel Secure In -- Self-Disclosure -- Interdependence: Being One “r;Whole Half”r; -- Keeping Your Connection Going -- Accentuate the Positive -- On Being Grateful --

Contents note continued: It Takes Work to Tango -- 10.Working It Out -- Asking for Support -- Talking Through Conflicts -- The Gift of Forgiveness -- Moving On -- Closing Thoughts.

Almost everyone has felt jealous or insecure in a romantic relationship at some point in their lives. But people who constantly feel these emotions may suffer from anxious attachment, a fear of abandonment often rooted in early childhood experiences. In Insecure in Love, readers will learn how to overcome attachment anxiety using compassionate self-awareness, a technique that can help them recognize negative thoughts and get to the root of their insecurities so that they can cultivate secure, healthy relationships to last a lifetime.

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