Love me, don't leave me - Michelle Skeen

Everyone thrives on love, comfort, and the safety of family, friends, and
community. But if you are denied these basic comforts early in life, whether
through a lack of physical affection or emotional bonding, you may develop
intense fears of abandonment that can last well into adulthood-fears so powerful
that they can actually cause you to push people away.

If you suffer from fears of abandonment, you may have underlying feelings
of anger, shame, fear, anxiety, depression, and grief. These emotions are
intense and painful, and when they surface they can lead to a number of negative
behaviors, such as jealousy, clinging, and emotional blackmail. In Love Me,
Don't Leave Me, therapist Michelle Skeen combines acceptance and commitment
therapy (ACT), schema therapy, and dialectical behavioral therapy (DBT) to help
you identify the root of your fears.

In this book you'll learn how schema coping behaviors-deeply entrenched and
automatic behaviors rooted in childhood experiences and fears-can take over and
cause you to inadvertently sabotage your relationships. By recognizing these
coping behaviors and understanding their cause, you will not only gain powerful
insights into your own mind, but also into the minds of those around you.

If you are ready to break the self-fulfilling cycle of mistrust,
clinginess, and heartbreak and start building lasting, trusting relationships,
this book will be your guide.