From anxious and avoidant to secure and fearful-avoidant, understanding your attachment patterns can help you recognise relationship triggers, communicate more openly and respond differently when things feel difficult
Being smacked was considered normal discipline by many parents in previous generations. But for some adults, the memories can still evoke anger, fear or sadness decades later. Therapists explain why experiences from childhood can continue to affect us – and our relationships with our parents – in later life.