Mental Health Care: When You’re Learning to Be Okay With Yourself - 7 Signs You Have Abandonment Issues

Do you have an overwhelming fear of losing your loved ones? Do struggle with trust issues or have anxiety about being abandoned? Abandonment issues typically arise in childhood but can develop later on in life as well. The fear of abandonment is a serious type of anxiety that often stems from a traumatic experience. Some aren’t even aware of their own repressed emotional trauma, but it can manifest into unhealthy behaviors over time. Here are 7 signs that you may have abandonment issues. If you want to learn more about how your childhood trauma may cause you to have abandonment issues, be sure to check out our video "7 Ways Childhood Trauma Follow You Into Adulthood": https://youtu.be/N2oUfg7qNG0 #abandonment #issues #psych2go Credits: Writer: Chloe Avenasa Script Editor: Isadora Ho Script Manager: Kelly Soong VO: Amanda Silvera Animator: Deanca Rensyta Mihardja YouTube Manager: Cindy Cheong References: Deng, Y., Wang, S., Leng, L., Chen, H., Yang, T., & Liu, X. (2019). Pleasing or withdrawing: Differences between dependent and self-critical depression in psychosocial functioning following rejection. Personality and Individual Differences, 140, 4-9. Cha, J. E., Lee, J. Y., & Hwang, S. H. (2009). The mediating effect of shame and fear of abandonment on adolescents’ depression and aggression: Comparison of boy and girl students model. Journal of Youth Facility & Environment, 7(2), 3-15. Thelen, M. H., Vander Wal, J. S., Thomas, A. M., & Harmon, R. (2000). Fear of intimacy among dating couples. Journal of Social Psychology, 24(2), 223-240. Rodman, S. A. (2008). Mechanisms Underlying Difficulties in Intimate Relationships: The Roles of Fear of Positive Evaluation and Fear of Abandonment (Doctoral dissertation). University of Michigan Press. Reder, P., & Duncan, S. (2001). Abusive relationships, care and control conflicts and insecure attachments. Child Abuse Review: Journal of the British Association for the Study and Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect, 10(6), 411-427. Leonard, J. (2020). “What To Know About Abandonment Issues.” Retrieved 06 May 2020 from www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/abandonment-issues Holland, K. (2019). “Identifying and Managing Abandonment Issues.” Retrieved 06 May 2020 from www.healthline.com/health/mental-health/abandonment-issues