What Is BPD?
6. Fear of Abandonment
No one wants to be alone in life, but to someone who suffers from BPD, the thought of being abandoned is terrifying. Even a loved one arriving home a few minutes late can trigger an extreme reaction. You may start a fight, lash out physically, or begin tracking his or her movements.
Whether real or imagined, the idea that you are being rejected can cause intense fear, and prompt frantic efforts to keep the other person close. Your extreme actions, meant to protect yourself from abandonment, often push people away from you instead. You cause the very thing you fear to become a reality.
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