ABP Incident
Attachment Blueprint
Attachment Blueprint Incidents serve as the foundational elements for attachment agreements and meanings. These incidents are crucial in shaping individuals’ attachment styles and influencing their interpersonal relationships. Attachment Blueprint Incidents are pivotal moments that contribute to developing Attachment Agreements, impacting how individuals form connections, handle separations, and manage emotions within relationships.
In this therapeutic session, Dr. Ken guides Dr. Julie in identifying traumatic incidents related to attachment experiences.
Dr. Ken instructs Julie to recall specific memories and assess their level of emotional activation. Julie mentions incidents involving her father calling her a thief, a teenage date situation, and piano lessons.
Dr. Ken helps Julie explore the emotional intensity of these memories and identifies the incident with her father as the most emotionally charged. Julie describes the traumatic event, detailing how her father accused her and her sister of theft, causing fear and distress.
Ken then guides Julie through a process of visualizing her younger self in need of comfort. He encourages her to create a secure environment for this younger version, including attachment figures and elements that provide comfort and safety. Julie visualizes a room with a window, trees, a single bed, and a dresser, expressing the desire for privacy and a door.
As Julie reassures her younger self, she experiences a significant reduction in emotional activation, feeling a sense of calm and safety. Dr. Ken further explores the attachment agreement Julie’s younger self might want, emphasizing the need for privacy and the assurance that she can seek comfort from Julie when needed.
The session concludes with Julie expressing her tears of relief, gladness, and acceptance for her younger self. The therapeutic process focuses on creating a secure attachment environment and reframing past agreements to support Julie’s emotional well-being.