Trigger Warning: This article discusses abandonment fears, relationship loss, emotional flooding, ghosting, and intense emotional distress. Please pause, ground yourself, or reach out for support if this topic feels overwhelming. If you may hurt yourself or are in immediate danger in the U.S., call or text 988 for the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline, or contact […]
Have you ever been in the middle of a high-stress moment, maybe a fight with a partner or a sudden wave of intense loneliness, and felt your “adult self” just… evaporate? One minute you’re a grown person with bills and a job, and the next, you feel like a terrified six-year-old. Your voice gets higher, […]
BPD – Outside/In By Guest Blogger Sean Hayes Outside Colleen was just finishing up a beast of a prep list when Sean arrived to start his dinner shift. Molasses oat bread cooling. Cowgirl Meatloaf resting in the pans. More than a dozen other recipes already crossed off the list. “Hello dear Momma C!” he […]
When it comes to the fear of abandonment, I’m no stranger. I see pretty much EVERYTHING (a facial expression, a sigh, body language) as a sign that someone is going to leave me. I’m worried that if I make a mistake, mess up, aren’t “good enough” or disappoint my “favorite person” in any way, that […]
Please enjoy this guest post written by Eli Juniper Trigger Warning: Frank discussion of suicidal ideation. You. Yes, You. I have tried for so long to explain to You, to make You understand. You have been cruel, You have been ignorant, You have been dismissive. I have grown as a shadow of my true […]
Some mornings, I wake up “scared to death.” I experienced this same fear when I was 20 years old and engaged to be married. For months, there was wedding planning and excitement. One week before the wedding, I woke up crying my eyes out (like I had done for a month or more). I felt […]
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