Apr 1945 Characteristics Of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder Of Abandonment (compare To Complex PTSD)Last Updated on April 8, 2022 by Susan Anderson, Psychotherapist Susan Anderson © April 2022 Scrolling through this list, you recognize the universality of many of these features since we all experience birth trauma and separation traumas both large and small as we develop. It’s a matter of degree. PTSD…PTSD5 min read
Feb 22Healing Abandonment Is A Creative ProcessLast Updated on June 1, 2020, by Susan Anderson, Psychotherapist Healing abandonment involves summoning your creative energy. Your task is to create positive gains from adversity, growth in the place of woundedness. Whether you are struggling through a painful breakup, triggered by childhood issues that impinge in your life, fired…Abandonment2 min read
Feb 22Why Feelings Are The Keys To RecoveryLast Updated on January 13, 2022 by Susan Anderson, Psychotherapist When I’m not seeing therapy clients or writing, I go around the country promoting abandonment recovery. Next year, I’ll be giving an in-person Abandonment Workshop at two places: The Art of Living Retreat Center and Kripalu. I often feel like…Feelings3 min read
Feb 22Dear Susan, Am I Still Attracted To The Unavailable? | Abandonment.netLast Updated on January 7, 2022, by Susan Anderson, Psychotherapist Someone wrote to me describing a dilemma that is very common. You finally realize that you’ve always been attracted to the wrong type of people, and now you’re attracted to a new person. …Emotionally Unavailable2 min read
Feb 22Looking To Change This Year? Here Are 12 Factors To SuccessLast Updated on January 16, 2022, by Susan Anderson, Psychotherapist You don’t need to change something all the way to make a huge difference in your life. You don’t have to go all the way from being codependent to being non-codependent, or from low self-esteem to high self-esteem. …New Year4 min read
Jan 11The Little Known Reason Why It’s Hard To Keep New Year’s ResolutionsLast Updated on December 28, 2021 by Susan Anderson, Psychotherapist So many of us have dreams, hopes, and goals but we keep going in circles instead of taking productive steps toward achieving them. As time goes on, they seem to slip further and further into the distance. …New Years Resolutions4 min read
Dec 23, 2021Abandonment and the Holiday SeasonHow do I survive the holiday alone?” is a question we ask ourselves as the season approaches. Many people must face the holiday season alone, bereft of that special someone. As we approach the holiday season and are faced head-on with the familiarity of holiday music, Christmas lights, seasonal flavors…Christmas2 min read
Dec 5, 2021Profile Of An AbandonerAbandoners come in every possible size, shape, shade, age, social form, and disposition. Parents, friends, employers, and lovers can become abandoners, usually, without realizing the pain they cause. …Breakups5 min read
Published in Abandonment Recovery·Nov 28, 202140 Features Of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder Of AbandonmentLast Updated on November 30, 2020 by Susan Anderson, Psychotherapist Please see my comments at the end of item # 40. An intense fear of abandonment. Difficulty forming primary relationships. Intrusive insecurity that interferes in your love life, social life and goal achievement. A tendency to repeatedly subject yourself to…4 min read
Oct 24, 2021What Is Future Self?Last Updated on June 1, 2020 by Susan Anderson, Psychotherapist Future Self is the self we would like to become, the one we have every intention of becoming were it not for our patterns of self-sabotage that get in the way. Future Self is who we are today, except perhaps… …Future Self3 min read
