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When the fear of abandonment overrides rational decision-making

I know I need to leave this relationship but every time I start planning to go I feel this overwhelming terror that I will die alone

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

An exile part's abandonment terror mobilizes protective parts that sabotage attempts at healthy separation.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Parts work and Internal Family Systems?”

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