http://saynotostigma.com/2011/09/attach-and-give-your-brain-a-break-from-stress/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=attach-and-give-your-brain-a-break-from-stress a blog of The Menninger Clinic Mon, 17 Jun 2013 22:19:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 http://saynotostigma.com/2011/09/attach-and-give-your-brain-a-break-from-stress/comment-page-1/#comment-6036 Helen Enander Mon, 17 Jun 2013 14:46:14 +0000 http://saynotostigma.com/?p=1375#comment-6036 The experiment you described was very interesting, but biased in, my mind anyway, in that it only tested women that were able to form secure attachments. As someone that has been diagnosed with reactive attachment disorder in childhood, and been unable to form secure attachments as an adult, my hypothesis is that I would find it additionally stressful to have another human being, friend or otherwise, in close proximity when facing the possibility of pain. Just another perspective. The experiment you described was very interesting, but biased in, my mind anyway, in that it only tested women that were able to form secure attachments. As someone that has been diagnosed with reactive attachment disorder in childhood, and been unable to form secure attachments as an adult, my hypothesis is that I would find it additionally stressful to have another human being, friend or otherwise, in close proximity when facing the possibility of pain. Just another perspective.

]]> http://saynotostigma.com/2011/09/attach-and-give-your-brain-a-break-from-stress/comment-page-1/#comment-1567 Mindful Leader: Know and Heal Thyself « Linked 2 Leadership Fri, 16 Mar 2012 01:06:06 +0000 http://saynotostigma.com/?p=1375#comment-1567 [...] Get Attached  According to attachment research by Jim Coan, connecting with others, even strangers under the right conditions, provides comfort.  Reliance on [...] [...] Get Attached  According to attachment research by Jim Coan, connecting with others, even strangers under the right conditions, provides comfort.  Reliance on [...]

]]> http://saynotostigma.com/2011/09/attach-and-give-your-brain-a-break-from-stress/comment-page-1/#comment-1377 Shantel Mackey Tue, 29 Nov 2011 18:37:30 +0000 http://saynotostigma.com/?p=1375#comment-1377 This is a great write up. You just explained the importance of attachment in a very clear, concise manner. Thank you. And...I agree. I hope you don't mind if I put a link to this on my website. This is a great write up. You just explained the importance of attachment in a very clear, concise manner. Thank you. And…I agree. I hope you don’t mind if I put a link to this on my website.

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