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#7: Session 6 > Attachment and Mentalizing
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- Mar 27, 2026
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🎙️ Episode 7 – Session 6: Attachment and Mentalizing Welcome back. In the previous session, we explored how attachment shapes the way we connect with others. Today, we take the next step: understanding how attachment and mentalizing are closely connected. Because the way you learned to relate to others directly affects your ability to understand yourself and others. ⸻ 📌 What this session is about • How a mentalizing environment helps you develop safe attachment. • Why it’s important to grow up in a space where thoughts and feelings can be discussed openly. • How stress, trauma, or emotional unavailability can disrupt both attachment and mentalizing. • What attachment conflicts are: wanting closeness, but also feeling fear, anger, or mistrust at the same time. ⸻ 🔎 Real-life examples • You want support from someone, but at the same time feel afraid to ask for it. • You push someone away, even though you actually need closeness. • In stressful situations, you stop reflecting and react automatically instead of thinking about what’s happening. ⸻ 📚 Why it matters When attachment feels unsafe, it becomes harder to mentalize. Strong emotions, fear, or past experiences can make it difficult to: • understand your own feelings • trust others • stay open in relationships This can lead to confusion, withdrawal, or intense reactions. Understanding this connection helps you see that your reactions are not random — they are shaped by your experiences. ⸻ ✨ How MBT works with this In MBT, therapy becomes a place to relearn safety in relationships. You practise: • Talking about difficult thoughts and feelings • Staying curious, even when emotions are strong • Understanding what happens between you and others in the moment Over time, this helps you rebuild trust — not just in others, but…