Andthebiggestwoundaboutlivingin a stateof a lackoftrust, whichatthecoreistheheartoflivingwith a fearofabandonment, isthatyoucan't safelyrelaxandtrustinyourbodyas a child, thattheparentwillbethereconsistently.
Andsoyouwakeupinadulthoodandyoulivewiththisfearofbeliefdeepinsidethatpeoplewillleaveyou, thatthey'renotsafeandnottrustworthy, andit's such a partofwhoyouarethatyoudon't evenknowwheretobegin.
Extremelycommonforthoseofuswithchildhoodtraumabecauseweandthislittlechildbrainbelievethatbutif I'm perfectand I getitright, thistime I won't beabandoned.
So I thinkthatoutsideoftheplacewhereitcollectsintosomethinglikeBPD, wherewe, youknow, weneedtounderstandwhattodotohelppeoplewhoarestruggling, isthatsomanyofusarelivingwiththisonsomespectrumoffearofabandonment.