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When fear of abandonment creates the very rejection you dread

I am terrified my partner will leave me so I test their love by picking fights to see if they will stay.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The inner child attempts to control the inevitable by recreating familiar patterns of loss and rejection.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Inner child work and reparenting?”

If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.