The conversation about abandonment and being alone comes up frequently in divorce support circles.
This fear is probably the number one reason women stay in abusive marriages far too long. If it’s not fear of being lonely, it’s fear of being without financial support. These two things direct our choices and create our reality.
One woman shared with me an obsessive fear she had of abandonment. This was a strong, independent, successful woman with an unexplainable hysteria about being left alone. She sought professional help for years with no resolution.





