ABANDONMENT - What Does This Word Mean To You?

Abandonment—What Does This Word Mean To You?

Emotional abandonment is a subjective emotional state in which people feel

undesired, left behind, insecure, or discarded. People who experience this may

feel loss, cut off from loved ones, and left feeling withdrawn from life. Not worthy.

This is a strong and powerful emotion, but sounding somewhat clinical in definition.

Let’s get to the meat of this topic.

When a child is growing up the three main things that they naturally crave are

love, safety, and acceptance/belonging. If they are getting these wonderful

emotions, it is so full-filling that the child will thrive in their environment. They

embrace the feeling of wanting to branch out and excel to the highest degree

because they are fueled by a solid foundation. All children should feel this way,

but that is not the reality.

The cruel reality is that many (far too many) of our youth feel abandoned by the

ones that are supposed to love and protect them. Growing up in a dysfunctional

environment creates far more damage than many realize.

When a child is constantly rejected, traumatized or left behind, they develop an

intense insecurity that filters out into all aspects of their lives. Daily living

becomes a game of survival with only blind faith leading the way. The child is

craving, wanting, and seeking this nourishment that is not being fulfilled in the home.

As time goes on, that child looks for ways to fill the void, as they feel invisible and

voiceless. This painful void will most likely be filled, in many negative ways:

Negative behaviors

Defiance

Drama filled

Anger

Silence

Extremely needy

​Fake Illnesses

These are all signs that we should look for in a child who is struggling….

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Powerful read!