Secure attachment is fostered in environments in which there is a premium placed on empathy, attunement, mindfulness and the proper setting of limits—features that had not always been present in Justin’s childhood home. Rather, perfectionism, not only of how he performed in school but also what he believed theologically, was elevated above all other virtues. Justin even perceived following Jesus to be something that needed to be done perfectly, albeit without those words ever being spoken directly. It was more in the way he interpreted all the nonverbal cues that led to his assumptions about
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