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Originally Posted by Gemme
The real tricky part with issues like this is not to fulfill the prophecy; to not dwell on it so much and have the insecurity affect your (general your) interactions that you (general you) actually push the other person away so that you (general you) get to say, "See! I was right!".
There is some twisted sort of comfort in molding future anguish because the known pain is easier than the unknown.
I'm not picking on you, JDeere. I saw this post and found myself nodding. Abandonment is not so much an issue of mine as judgment and judging behaviors and control issues but I think it all ties together.
We're all scarred in some way.
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It happens whether or not I dwell on it. It just happens. But mine stems from being adopted and how it affects every day life.