I just sat through an excellent course by Rob Muller. If you are a professional in mental health it was well worth the experience. If you are an individual who has experienced a traumatic event , or a professional in the field, you may enjoy the following blog and twitter feed:
Http://trauma.blog.yorku.ca
Or at twitter: trauma and attachment report.
Rob Muller describes the attachment system as "a behavioral system oriented toward seeking protection &maintaining proximity to the attachment figure in response to perceived threat or danger.
Someone who is avoidant in their attachment may: deny feelings of vulnerability; deny hurt; deny loss; devalue intimacy; minimize negative experiences; put a positive spin on negative experiences; and will idealize people or experiences.
Read more in Muller's book Trauma and the Avoidant Client.
