Leslie Becker-Phelps, PhD, is a licensed psychologist and the author of Insecure in Love: How Anxious Attachment Can Make You Feel Jealous, Needy, and Worried and What You Can Do About It. She is a therapist in private practice as well as a member of the medical staff at Somerset Medical Center in New Jersey, where she has previously served as director of women's psychological services and chief of psychology in the department of psychiatry.
Finding the "Ideal" Partner When You Feel Insecure
Many people - too many people - are drained by efforts to cover up their sense that they are essentially inadequate and flawed. This causes many problems in their lives, including feeling chronically distressed about their intimate relationships.