Fear of Abandonment: Anxiety About Rejection and Relationship Loss
Fear of abandonment is persistent anxiety that an important person will leave, reject, replace, or emotionally withdraw from someone.
Disorganized Attachment: Conflicting Fears of Closeness and Abandonment
Disorganized attachment is an insecure pattern involving both a desire for closeness and fear, mistrust, confusion, or withdrawal when intimacy develops.
Attachment Anxiety: Fear of Rejection and Abandonment in Relationships
Attachment anxiety is a pattern of relationship insecurity involving fear of rejection, abandonment, emotional distance, or loss of a partner’s affection.