Attachment anxiety might explain how early trauma shapes emotions during sexual disagreements

Attachment anxiety might explain how early trauma shapes emotions during sexual disagreements

People with a history of childhood trauma tend to feel fewer positive emotions and more negative emotions when discussing sexual disagreements with their partners, according to new research published in the Archives of Sexual Behavior. These emotional patterns were most strongly linked to attachment anxiety — a form of insecurity rooted in fears of rejection and abandonment — rather than avoidance. Sexual disagreements can be sensitive and emoti…