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Susan Anderson

45 Characteristics of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder of Abandonment

PTSD of Abandonment is the underlying traumatic source of Complex PTSD (C-PTSD).

5 min readApr 18, 2024

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45 Characteristics of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder of Abandonment

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Susan Anderson

Do You Prefer Immediate Gratification to Accomplishment?

You mean I have to make a choice? Yes, usually.

4 min readApr 9, 2024

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Do You Prefer Immediate Gratification to Accomplishment?

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Susan Anderson

Is your partner still on the prowl? — healing abandonment with Susan Anderson

You’re in a committed relationship. Or so you thought. But do you get the feeling that one of you is hedging your bets? Does your mate…

2 min readAug 10, 2023

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Is your partner still on the prowl? — healing abandonment with Susan Anderson

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Susan Anderson

Part II: Trying to Get Over Someone — healing abandonment with Susan Anderson

Getting over someone: The task can be so arduous that it needs to become an ongoing project. And you can’t expect results right away. You…

3 min readJul 3, 2023

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Part II: Trying to Get Over Someone — healing abandonment with Susan Anderson

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Susan Anderson

How Social Media Triggers Abandonment — healing abandonment with Susan Anderson

I think we’re more vulnerable than we used to be, especially young people whose self image is just forming and are impressionable by what…

1 min readJun 23, 2023

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How Social Media Triggers Abandonment — healing abandonment with Susan Anderson

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Susan Anderson

Separate self vs symbiotic self — healing abandonment with Susan Anderson

I’m trying to throw things out — I’ve collected thousands of pages of my writing over the years. Can’t I just junk it?

3 min readJun 15, 2023

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Separate self vs symbiotic self — healing abandonment with Susan Anderson

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Susan Anderson

You Don’t Need to Change Something Perfectly to Make a Huge Difference in Your Life: 12 Factors to…

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…

4 min readJun 1, 2023

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You Don’t Need to Change Something Perfectly to Make a Huge Difference in Your Life: 12 Factors to…

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Susan Anderson

Why Is Abandonment So Painful? — healing abandonment with Susan Anderson

Heartbreak hurts so deeply because it pulls at that raw abandonment nerve we all share. It rips us open to the core, overwhelming us with…

6 min readMay 3, 2023

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Why Is Abandonment So Painful? — healing abandonment with Susan Anderson

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Susan Anderson

Borderline vs.

There is a significant overlap between borderline personality disorder (BPD) and post traumatic stress disorder of abandonment (PTSD of…

7 min readMar 20, 2023

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Borderline vs.

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Susan Anderson

Overeating Is an Abandonment Issue: How to Heal it — healing abandonment with Susan Anderson

I love to eat, and then eat. It’s just the consequences I hate. What’s a potato chip but a prelude to the whole bag? What’s an M&M but a…

4 min readMar 13, 2023

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Overeating Is an Abandonment Issue: How to Heal it — healing abandonment with Susan Anderson

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Susan Anderson

Susan Anderson

Psychotherapist, Author, Abandonment Expert w/ 30+ years of clinical experience & dedicated research of #abandonment victims. Contact me: abandonment@erols.com.

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