I’ve been thinking a lot about the term 'self abandonment” recently and wondering if it could be a bit misleading. Trying to make sense of my childhood experiences and what was referred to as a "weak sense of self" was something I’ve often talked about in my personal therapy over the years. For a while, it helped me make sense of why I found it so hard to name my needs when my therapist asked me, or constantly agonised over making any decision, big or small. The more I’ve re