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Identifying Fears of Abandonment and How It Sabotages Love

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Mar 07, 2023
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Fears of abandonment are some of the most common fears people can experience in relationships. These fears are hallmarks of anxious attachment styles and have various origins.

One common origin is the internalized belief that without love in our lives, we must be inadequate or unwort…

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