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People with an insecure attachment style typically have low self-worth and difficulty trusting others. Learn how to overcome this attachment style here.| Verywell Health
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Talk therapy is a communication-based method to assess, diagnose, and treat concerns related to emotions, thinking, and behavior patterns.| Verywell Health
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Manipulative behavior can include gaslighting, verbal abuse, and other tactics. The signs of manipulation indicate common ways to seek relational power and control.| Verywell Health
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Dialectical behavior therapy and cognitive behavioral therapy are two common psychotherapies. Learn about their differences and which one you should choose.| Verywell Health
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Recognizing mental, emotional, or physical stress isn’t always straightforward. Here’s how to spot it early so you can treat it and avoid burnout.| Verywell Health
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Reading can help your mental and physical health. See seven benefits of reading and how to use it to improve your life.| Verywell Health
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Self-esteem is how you see yourself and your value. It is related to confidence and plays a role in mental health. People can have low self-esteem or high self-esteem, which influences many areas of life.| Verywell Health
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Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a mental health condition that causes intense and life-disrupting reactions to memories of trauma.| Verywell Health
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Trauma bonding occurs when a person becomes attached to a person who is abusing them in a relationship. Learn the signs of a trauma bond and how to break it.| Verywell Health
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A support group is a peer-led or professional-led group that provides help to members who share a problem with a goal of overcoming or coping with that problem.| Verywell Health
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Stockholm syndrome in romantic relationships tends to occur with an emotionally abusive or narcissistic partner. Learn what this form of trauma bonding means.| Verywell Health
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Childhood trauma can occur due to abandonment, physical or sexual abuse, and more—but unresolved trauma can lead adults to repress these memories.| Verywell Health
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Learn about mental health counseling options, how they work, and what conditions they can help relieve, as well as how to become a counselor.| Verywell Health
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Therapy of all kinds comes with a number of long-term mental health benefits. Learn about the different types of therapy and how they help.| Verywell Health
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Love bombing is a form of emotional manipulation using gifts and affection. Learn the warning signs to help protect yourself.| Verywell Health
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An abusive relationship can lead to relationship trauma, or post-traumatic stress disorder. Learn about signs, symptoms, and how to cope.| Verywell Health
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Borderline personality disorder, or BPD, is a mental health condition involving challenges with mood, relationships, and self-image.| Verywell Health
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Emotional abuse involves manipulation, control, verbal abuse, or other unhealthy behaviors. Learn how to recognize and deal with abusive relationships.| Verywell Health