How To Overcome Abandonment Issues
You can overcome abandonment issues with the right support and mindset.
Abandonment issues are common and can be debilitating. To beat them, you’ll need to take a few steps. Here’s how!
Let yourself feel.
The first step to overcoming abandonment issues is to allow yourself to feel.
You can’t move forward until you process your grief. It can be painful to feel abandoned, but you must process these emotions. If you try to hide your feelings, they will come out eventually — and probably in a much more destructive way than if they were allowed expression when they were fresh and new.
Allow yourself time alone, and try not to compare your life with others’. Comparing yourself with others will only lead you down a road of self-loathing and misery that may seem impossible to escape from.
Talk to someone and get help.
This is the most important part of overcoming abandonment issues. You need to talk about what happened, how you feel and what you want from your life going forward.
Common sources of support include:
- A friend or family member — Your loved ones are the people who will be there for you when no one…
