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The 5 Stages of Abandonment Healing

By Integrative Psychotherapy Team

Abandonment is a primal fear to all, a fear of being isolated, and alone.

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A Shift in American Family Values Is Fueling Estrangement

Both parents and adult children often fail to recognize how profoundly the rules of family life have changed over the past half century.

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Joshua Coleman
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I Never Got Over the Trauma of My Mother's Abadonment

I worked with a therapist to cope with this estrangement for 10 years, but it wasn't until I had my daughter that I was truly inspired to put in the work to become a better person and the mom I never had.

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Leah Campbell
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Abandonment Triggered: 6 Reminders for When Reactivity Strikes

Abandonment is a nasty Sonofab*tch to deal with.

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Marisa Zocco
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Why Did She Leave Me There?

A young man returns to the Vietnamese orphanage he had spent 25 years trying to forget.

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Kacey Vu Shap
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Healing from Abandonment: 5 Pieces of Advice that Light the Way

Heidi McBain, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, says it’s important for an individual with abandonment issues to then “acknowledge that they are hurting and in pain, and that this situation is going to be hard, but they are strong and will get through it.”

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Taylor Bennett
2018
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Abandonment Issues: Symptoms, Causes, Treatment and More

Healthy human development requires knowing that physical and emotional needs are met. During childhood, this reassurance comes from parents. During adulthood, it can come from personal and romantic relationships.

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Kimberly Holland, Kristeen Cherney
2020
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Abandonment Issues: Signs, Symptoms, Treatment, and More.

Abandonment issues arise when an individual has a strong fear of losing loved ones. A fear of abandonment is a form of anxiety. It often begins in childhood when a child experiences a traumatic loss.

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Jayne Leonard
2020
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Understanding the Fear of Abandonment

Although it is not an official phobia, the fear of abandonment is arguably one of the most common and most damaging fears of all.

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Lisa Fritscher
2020
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Fear of Abandonment Issues and Therapy Treatment

Healthy human development requires needs for physical and emotional care to be met. Unmet needs can result in feelings of abandonment.

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GoodTherapy.org Staff
2019
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