Can Your Attachment Style Change? The good news is that your attachment style can change over time—although it's slow and difficult. Research shows that an anxious or avoidant who enters a long-term relationship with a secure can be “raised up” to the level of the secure over an extended period of time.

Is it possible for attachment styles to change?

Changing Styles. Although most people don't change their attachment style, you can alter yours to be more or less secure depending upon experiences and conscious effort. To change your style to be more secure, seek therapy as well as relationships with others who are capable of a secure attachment.

Can attachment classification change over time?

Other studies have confirmed that about 30 percent of people undergo changes in their attachment style over various time periods. People who feel secure as children tend to feel more secure with their romantic partners as adults. ... Adult attachment is mediated by personal relationships throughout life.