Tuesday Teachings
Abandonment syndrome is real. It results from not being able to count on those closest to us to be there with any predictability, stability or consistency. We are left constantly feeling as if the bottom could fall out at any minute, and no one will be there to lovingly and willingly support us.
It is impossible to develop trust in a family where we live each day having to cope with their unregulated moodiness, selfishness, and manipulation. We cannot feel safe when we never know where we stand. This type of hidden abuse creates abandonment syndrome.
When we suffer from abandonment syndrome, we live life walking delicately on eggshells. We overthink, over-care, and overdo to try and keep relationships. We desperately try not to be too much of something bad and not enough of something good.
To be placed in this type of position is emotional abuse at its finest. We have the right to stop this pattern of abandonment in our lives. We must set our boundaries and then fiercely stand by them.