May 6, 2013: http://lukeford.net/blog/?p=49054, http://lukeford.net/blog/?p=48898 Luke Ford leads a discussion with five friends about fear of abandonment. Is there a solution? Therapist Jerry Wise says: For many who have suffered abandonment, often they have put their hope in marriage as the antidote for this problem. They look for relationships to heal the hurt of abandonment.
Abandonment is the experience of suffering a deep rejection, a broken connection with what was to be an important loving relationship. We're left feeling alone and rejected. We look to relationships to heal our disconnection.