The Psychology of Self Abandonment

You stop trusting yourself the moment you start betraying your own needs. In this video, we explore the psychology of self-abandonment, uncovering why so many people give love, loyalty, and effort to everyone — except themselves. It’s the quietest form of self-destruction: choosing peace for others at the cost of your own. Psychologists explain that self-abandonment often begins in childhood, when approval, safety, or love depended on pleasing others. Over time, you learn to silence your feelings, suppress your truth, and become who the world needs — not who you are. This pattern, rooted in attachment trauma and low self-worth, turns into c...