Dealing with Abandonment Issues From Childhood: Exercise to Heal Toxic Shame

When you are the adult child of an alcoholic or a child of a narcissist, you are forced to live in survival. This forces a child to focus on what they cannot control. The abandonment wound is rooted in childhood trauma. When a child is forced to live in a state of stress, their body is living in a heightened state of awareness. Children who live in fear develop anxiety, depression, and can also become codependent. Codependency is rooted in childhood trauma and CPTSD.