How do I stop feeling like everyone will eventually leave me?
Trauma & Grief
Fear of abandonment often stems from early experiences; healing involves building secure relationships and challenging catastrophic thinking patterns.
The fear that everyone will leave often develops from early experiences of abandonment, inconsistent caregiving, or significant losses. Your brain learned to expect abandonment as a way to protect you from surprise and pain. emotional healing involves gradually building evidence that not everyone leaves, challenging the catastrophic thoughts when they arise, and learning to tolerate the uncertainty that exists in all Interpersonal relationship. Psychotherapy, particularly Attachment theory-focused Psychotherapy, can be incredibly helpful in rewiring these deep-seated fears.