Staying in Unhealthy Relationships
Possible Buried Feelings
Dependencyfearunworthinesshopeguiltsecondary gainhelplessness
Possible Buried Beliefs
- “This is all I deserve.”
- “Leaving would destroy me.”
- “Alone is worse.”
Healing Notes
Emotion-Link offers these as possible associations to explore, not causes or diagnoses. Possible purpose or secondary gain: staying may preserve security, identity, or hope while avoiding grief and the unknown.
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