ABANDONMENT ISSUES
Before we can come to ask ourselves as to why people abandon us, we first have to come to accept that more often than not, we were the first to abandon ourselves. That in the face of discomfort, scrutiny or needing external validation we abandon ourselves, our values, our goals, the promises you made to yourself, the new years resolution. Your intuition. Often we leave ourselves behind when we meet new people, too afraid to show up as ourselves and be rejected and be abandoned. You set yourself up as a clear canvas, ready to be whatever the situation needs you to be, whatever painting you need to become to fit that collection. That exhibition. Let's be honest, our fear of rejection and abandonment makes us play stupid games. In a hurry to abandon yourself before they can abandon you, in a hurry to abandon ourselves for a version with a little certainty that it won't be rejected. Unfortunately, it's a game we can not keep up with, you abandon yourself often enough and you...