Pam, age 37, who is divorced and has custody of her children (ages 6, 13, and 17), comes to see you because she is heartbroken over a breakup of her relationship with a woman. She states that she continues to contact her former lover who has now blocked her calls. She reports that she has been depressed off and on for years. Since the breakup, she has been experiencing panic attacks and feels sick to her stomach. She also tells you that she lost her job and has not been acting like herself. She has been going to bars and drinking, engaging in indiscriminate sex, and occasionally feels as if she is living in a dream. She states "I wish I could be a better mother to my children."

Discuss Pam's possible attachment issues from childhood and how they may be impacting her relational life in the here and now?