Symptoms
Symptoms may be physical or mental, and may extend into adulthood and perhaps throughout a person's life.
- Alienation from the environment - withdrawal from social activities, resistance towards others.
- Guilt - the child believes that he/she did something wrong that caused the abandonment (often associated with depression)
- Fear and uncertainty - "clinginess", insecurities
- Sleep and eating disorders - malnutrition, starvation, disturbed sleep, nightmares
- Physical ailments - fatigue, depression, lack of energy and creativity, anger, grief
Read more about this topic: Abandoned Child Syndrome
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