The quiz doesn't really go beyond a certain kind of relationship, at least mine didn't. Some people have different attachment styles in different kinds of relationships. That why I've used the plural. You might have one overarching attachment style based on your family of origin. And that likely will be the one that comes into play in your therapy, but not always. Some people who have attachment issues manage to find one or more relationships where the attachment is healthy and good, even if they have issues of trust with others. And this alters the basic attachment style, introducing variations. It is possible that this variation could come into play in therapy.
It is also possible that your attachment with your therapist is the healthiest one you have and work for you is to try to make that a reality in your everyday life. So you could have a secure attachment with your therapist and even your significant other, but still have attachment issues with all sorts of other relationships.
It's complicated. The quiz doesn't map out all the basic attachments. There's disorganized attachment that comes from inconsistent parenting; this is considered the most dysfunctional. There's anxious/avoidant where you pretend that you don't care, but the body shows an increased reactivity. There's ambivalent where you register distress even when the attachment is restored.
I still think this stuff isn't written in stone. Yes, it has profound effects, but that doesn't mean you are trapped forever. If that were true, people wouldn't be able to heal from early developmental problems and we know that people do. While it's true you can't undo or erase everything, you can change. Even just a little bit of trust and safety in a therapeutic relationship can have an impact on our lives. It takes time. It takes being willing to acknowledge the pain of what has happened and work that through. But it is so worth it to try. Even just taking that step already changes things to some extent. And this might sound overly optimistic, but I'm generally not that way. I just know having lived through these changes that it is possible and even likely if you work closely with a good therapist.
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