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Search Results: feelings of abandonment
My first breakup feels like losing a family member, is it normal?
I’m 18 and don’t live with my parents. I broke up with my first serious boyfriend a few months ago. We lived together, and for me he wasn’t just my boyfriend, he was my home, my safety, my family. His family became my...
angelwingsss
Xper 1 Age: 19 Has anyone dated someone with BPD (borderline personality disorder)?
Do things get better with time, or is this a lifelong condition? I feel like many with BPD don’t want to get help, which is a concern, but I too worry about the self-harm and suicidal tendencies especially when their...
Anonymous
(36-45) How can I get my boyfriend to want to pursue me again after I pushed him away by complaining?
hey guys, my boyfriend has pulled away a lot in the last couple of months. i’ll be honest, i complain a lot. i complained a lot about him following bikini girls on social media. i complained because i guess im insecure...
Anonymous
(30-35) How do I get rid of my fear of abandonment and being replaced?
I have a feeling like my friends or partner may abandon me someday, and find new friends or relatives to replace me.. how do I get over this? What would you do if you were in this situation? Would you give up your friends?
Eempriyanka
Xper 4 Age: 28 What are the signs of emotional abandonment in marriage?
I’ve been feeling a distance between my partner and I lately, and I’m starting to wonder if it could be emotional abandonment. We’ve been together for a while now, but I’ve noticed that my partner seems less emotionally...
brooker
Xper 5 Age: 45 How do I move on, and what do I do?
Just a brief history of things. I have some very bad abandonment trauma that I didn't really know existed until this relationship. It is my first, and it's been a doosy. I think I know what's best, but it just hurts very...
Ice_knight
Xper 5 Age: 30 I’m tired and regret that I didn’t put enough time to built this relationship, that now I think it’s too late?
When my boyfriend and I started dating I was working away every second week. We did long distance for 5 months out of our 10 month relationship. Within that time during our first month I found out he stayed at his ex gfs...
Anonymous
(30-35) How do I get my boyfriend to open up more emotionally so that I also feel more secure?
We've been in a relationship for about 6 months and I adore him. He is loyal, honest, and for the first time, I don't feel like I am settling. We have events planned in the future and he talks about how I make him feel...
Loveleigh
Xper 6 Age: 33 When You’re Doing The Most
How would YOU define or differentiate between these five words— territorial, jealous, possessive, clingy, overprotective? Would you consider some, none, or all of the above to be a toxic trait? Have you or someone you...
How should I handle this? I have a friend with antisocial personality disorder?
My friend occasionally insults me. She occasionally says things like ‘I actually enjoyed myself tonight;’ when we go out, or, implying that I’m stupid for being autistic and not understanding social cues as well as she...
Anonymous
(36-45) "Ghosting" A Person Can Cause Harm
"Ghosting" refers to the sudden and unexplained withdrawal or disappearance of one person from another's life, typically in the context of a relationship or friendship. This behavior can have significant negative effects...
Is this a hint from him that he just wants to be friends?
He shares very personal things with me, including his feelings, very personal stuff guys usually would never admit I think like how his ex girlfriend was mentally abusive, and writes lengthy texts always. However, he...
Anonymous
(25-29) How can I break things off?
Me and my boyfriend have been going out for over a year now. A little background story on our relationship we are a mixed race couple I'm biracial and he is Asian. His parents automatically hated me once they realized i...
Anonymous
(25-29) When was the moment you realized that you love your partner?
A few months ago, I began talking to this guy who I developed really deep feelings for. We connected emotionally and share many similarities with our upbringing, what we want out of life, and just how we perceive the...
Anonymous
(30-35) Should I stay or should I go?
I’ve met a great guy, instant connection. We’ve met each others friends & kids/families, been on holidays and spent almost everyday together since we met. 6 months we’ve been seeing each other and recently just got...
Anonymous
(45 Plus) My (21M) girlfriend (25F) has severe anxiety / dissociative disorders & she cries almost every night because of it. What to do?
Hey! I need your advice and opinion. My girlfriend battles anxiety and carries deep emotional scars from her past. Almost every night, she experiences intense waves of sadness, and I feel powerless to help her. During...
Anonymous
(18-24) Why does a woman's presence triggers your emotional responses more than others?
I broke up with my ex because I felt worried about her dumping me, and what she did and said constantly triggered my fear of abandonment. I've never had these feelings in my previous relationships or maybe they were not...
Anonymous
(25-29) Girls, How to move on from my crush on my only guy friend?
I need advice on a situation. I'm friends with a guy that I have developed feelings for. At first, he was the one that was interested but now that we are friends, I feel like it's all a tangled mess. He prefers to try...
Anonymous
(18-24) Does anyone else have abandonment issues? How do you deal with them?
Mine started after a horific tragedy left me on my own out of nowhere. Now I'm in a new relationship and I have this completely illogical and unwarranted feeling that as soon as I start to love her, she'll pack up and...
Anonymous
(30-35) How to get over abandonment attachment issues?
I’ve experienced a lot of loss in a short amount of time. I lost my 11 year relationship out of the blue when he was shot and killed. I also lost two pets of 15 years and 12 years around the same time. I’ve noticed I have...
Jumpin4blue
Xper 4 Age: 30 