Abandonment Trauma: What It Is, How It Affects Relationships, and Ways to Overcome It
Vanessa Stewart
The past is like a living thing, reaching out toward us, and affecting our daily interactions. We are shaped indelibly by our past experiences, for better or worse. However, your past doesn’t have to define who you are – you can overcome a lot and transform how you view yourself, and that includes overcoming the kinds of experiences that lead to abandonment trauma. Trauma isn’t only or always the result of physical wounds inflicted on you. You can be traumatized just as easily by experiences you go through, and these can leave a mark that’s deeper than physical scars. Abandonment trauma can affect you and how you conduct your relationships....
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