Archetype result
THE ABANDONED
When love and affection were removed without warning, we may have learned to stay small and sacrifice our boundaries so people would not leave.
We may have adapted by people pleasing, being a yes person, and becoming hypersensitive to every shift in mood or tone for signs that something was wrong.
Today this can show up as anxiety in relationships, a need for reassurance, and patterns of clinging to connection to feel secure.
Take three actions
Read
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by Amir Levine and Rachel Heller
Amazon (Book + Kindle)
Listen
Being Needy in Love and the Fear of Abandonment
Healing Honeys with Louise Rumball and Stephanie Therapy, Episode 119
Do
Next time you feel someone pulling away or withdrawing, pause for a minute. Let go, breathe, ground, and ask yourself where you can show yourself love and care in this moment before moving toward them, clinging, or reaching from fear or urgency.