The more you get along with a certain individual, the more you become attached to that person and want to keep them in your lives. However, some situations may require one of you to move to have a better life or fulfill responsibility.
Separation Anxiety
Once we have invested too much emotion and become attached to a person, we usually expect them to stay permanently in our lives. If they can’t and have to leave, it would be painful, and saddening and can even cause separation anxiety. This kind of anxiety is a normal emotion and reaction that can affect children and adults. It is felt when we learn that the person we have strong attachments with has to move away.
Manifestations of separation anxiety among children
Children are more expressive and obvious when they feel separation anxiety. They may throw a tantrum or run after the person leaving. The thought of not having the person they become emotionally attached to can make them worried, fearful, and extremely sad.
The person who’s leaving
Although we usually think that the person who’s left will be the only one who’s affected, the person who’s leaving can also feel anxious. They’d be concerned about how the other person would feel, and how they would cope. They might also worry about the emotional adjustment they have to make of not having the other person around.
Separation Anxiety Disorder
While it’s normal to be agitated when we are being separated from someone, it can become a disorder when the symptoms become intense. Separation Anxiety Disorder symptoms include having an extreme fear of being separated from the person you’ve been attached, and the anxiety interferes with age-appropriate behavior.
Movie clips from:
- The Nanny Diaries (2007) FilmColony
Reference:
- Separation Anxiety. Retrieved on 6/5/2024 from https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/23142-separation-anxiety
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