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Fear of Abandonment

Possible Buried Feelings
Dependencyinsecurityclingingdistrustpanicunworthinessanticipation of loss

Possible Buried Beliefs

  • They will leave.
  • I can't survive alone.
  • I have to hold on tight.

Healing Notes

Emotion-Link offers these as possible associations to explore, not causes or diagnoses. Possible purpose or secondary gain: holding on tightly may create a feeling of safety and prevent the grief of an earlier loss from resurfacing.

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Not a diagnosis. Not medical advice. An invitation to listen.