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The Terri Cole Show

374 Signs of Abandonment Issues

The Terri Cole Show

Terri Cole

Psychotherapist, Sustainablechange, Guidance, Mental Health, Simplestrategies, Society & Culture, Powerofintention, Simplestrategiestoachievepersonalfreedom, Hellofreedom, Easternmindfulnesspractices, Relationships, Health & Fitness, Practicalpsychology, Terricole

51.3K Ratings

🗓️ 1 February 2022

⏱️ 14 minutes

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Summary

Do you find that you attach unusually quickly to people, whether in friendships or romantic relationships? Do you stay in relationships that you know are bad for you because the thought of being alone scares you more than staying in a bad relationship? Or do you repeatedly find yourself in relationships with unavailable people? If you answered yes to any of these questions, you might have abandonment issues. In this episode, I’m helping you recognize the signs of abandonment issues in adult relationships and reviewing the most common causes of chronic fear of abandonment. Find the show notes for today's episode at terricole.com/374 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

Well, hello, and welcome to this episode of The Terrible Show.

0:03.8

I am super psyched that you are here.

0:06.0

I want to start this episode with a question.

0:08.4

Do you find yourself attaching really quickly to people,

0:12.6

whether it's friendships or love relationships,

0:15.0

where it's almost like everything is fast and furious,

0:17.9

or do you stay in relationships that you know are kind of crappy

0:22.2

because the thought of being alone is more scary

0:25.3

than staying in the bad relationship,

0:27.6

or do you find yourself picking the same unavailable people

0:30.4

over and over?

0:31.6

Because if you answer guests to any of those questions,

0:34.1

then you have potentially abandonment issues.

0:37.9

So that's what they look like in adult relationships.

0:40.4

And in this episode, I'm actually going to be covering

0:43.3

some of the causes of abandonment issues

0:46.3

in adult relationships and the symptoms,

0:48.8

so that you can see if you fall into this category

0:51.5

because there are things that you can do

0:53.9

to become more securely attached,

0:56.2

even if you've had abandonment issues in your life.

1:02.0

This is The Terrible Show, and as you might have guessed,

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