How to Deal with Fear of Being Alone and Him Leaving You?

Article updated 2020.

If there was one thing I could have every woman understand about herself; it would be that our biggest fear is that we will be abandoned. With friends, this fear exists, with parents, it also exists, but nowhere is this fear more intense than dealing with men. (Click here to take the quiz “How Feminine Am I Actually”)

Now, there are women in our population all over the world who are just more masculine; and it’s in their biology, not necessarily choice. A lot of women put out masculine energy by choice, but inside, they are really a flower waiting to bloom. But there is a small population of women who are born more masculine; it’s in their chemical make up.

What percentage is this? Roughly 10%, if you go by the well respected David Deida’s work. So it’s still quite a lot of the population.

So I will not speak for them; as I am not them and it wouldn’t be fair for me to assume what their life is like.

But one thing that became apparent to me as I embarked on my life mission to help women understand men, and help women attract and keep a man that worships them, it is this internal barrier of what I call a fear of abandonment that we carry around that stops us doing that very thing we want – attracting a truly present and caring man.

The fear exists to protect us; yet it’s also ACTING on this fear without THINKING that pushes men away.

Let me make this very clear: high value masculine men mostly don’t mind that we have this fear of abandonment. What they don’t like, and can’t RESPOND to, is HOW we as women express the fear. so in other words, how our fear manifests in our words and body language.

Many times, we can express it in anger, frustration, blame or criticism. Because it’s just so much harder to say: “I need you.” or “I’m scared you’ll run off. And if you run off, I’ll be scared and alone.”

And that’s actually not our fault. It’s actually proof that the fear is THAT ingrained and hard-wired in to us. It’s in our body. If you were to think honestly about it, you’d realise, that this fear of abandonment comes up VERY often in your dealings with men, or in your relationship with a man…and if you were super, super honest…

You’d probably acknowledge that you (like most women) respond to this fear through a fight or flight response. Fight or flight response doesn’t have to be a response to a physical danger; fight or flight is JUST as strong and intense when we feel we are presented with an emotional danger/threat. See this page here for more amazing info on the fight or flight response and how emotional fear can come in to the picture: http://www.thebodysoulconnection.com/EducationCenter/fight.html

This fear of abandonment is of course, something I also have. I am no stranger to it. It’s the angry friend in me. It’s hard to admit she’s there; because you know, sometimes, I just want to be OK. I don’t want to have fears; I just want to be ok. Don’t you get sick of your own fears too?

THEN, I realised that the fear of abandonment can be turned into a good thing. In fact, the fear of abandonment can make you more beautiful!

The Problem is more serious when you won’t Admit that the Fear of Abandonment exists

But what’s hard in my work is communicating to women that they DO in fact, have this fear.

Do you know what I mean?

As much as we all know deep inside that we have this fear, the fear itself is SO intense, real and ingrained and difficult for us to deal with, that we have found a dangerous coping mechanism, encouraged by our mothers, female teachers, mentors and – close girlfriends; and that is denying that the fear is there.

Instead, we settle for another, much more fake meaning in our lives:

“I’m an independent woman.”

“I can make my own money! Men are useless creatures!”

“I don’t need a MAN! F*** you!” (not an indicator of the fear itself at all, right?)

“Men are assholes!” (translate: I’m terribly hurt and disappointed that this man isn’t the right man; that he isn’t reassuring me that he will never abandon me).

(There Are Exactly 7 Signs That A Woman is Perceived as Low Value to Men. Do You Know What They Are? (& How to Avoid Them Like the Plague)? Click here to find out right now…)

Men have Equally (if not more) Intense Fears with Women

Men have their fears with women, too. Fears that are just as intense as ours, or even more. I’m not a man, so I won’t articulate it well. My husband articulates them for the male population in our program Understanding Men. And as more women have taken that course since we launched it, I’ve noticed more and more women respect that men also have fears. And it puts them at ease, just as it did when I first learned these truths.

You see, with how cold and unemotional men seem sometimes, it really does look like they fear nothing. Yet, all is not as it seems.

How Can you Tell a Woman has this Fear of abandonment?

The next time you see a woman acting disrespectful or what you might consider slutty around your man (or a man you like), or try to take attention for herself from YOUR man, don’t hate her TOO much. She’s got the same fear as you. She just shows it differently.

Are you wondering how this fear of abandonment is expressed by women? It’s usually undetectable, UNLESS you’re aware that women have this fear, which you now are. Here are some ways that women try to deal with the fear of being left:

– Plastic surgery. My man will readily tell you (and I trust no other man on earth more than him to give the most genuine and carefully researched answers on dating and relationships than him.) that women who are obsessed with plastic surgery make it harder for men to come forth and marry them or take care of them, because the plastic surgery is an attempt to be LESS vulnerable. Ie: it’s a way to seemingly decrease the RISK of being left by a man.

– Blaming men.

– Over-eating.

– A sense of entitlement. (which usually happens when enough resentment towards men has built up over a woman’s lifetime that she is no longer willing to give anything at all, and assumes that men should take all the responsibility.) This is why I think ideas such as the 80/20 rule of contacting men has become more widespread.

– Expressing resentment for men by using cutting words. Women are GREAT with words. Only, words do hurt. And it’s our weapon to hurt a man who seems to have threatened to leave us, when in fact, maybe he hasn’t anyway! We just interpreted it that way because we were blinded by our own fear before we had a chance to observe his actions.

– Smoking, drinking, insomnia, substance abuse (all the things any human being uses to deal with underlying stress or constant fight or flight response in their body).

– Sleeping around with men because everyone else is doing it, and then breaking down years later, because she can’t handle shutting out her fears anymore. What she really wants is to trust a man, but somehow, she just hasn’t been able to.  It’s perfectly fine to access a slutty part of yourself (although I always recommend only with a man you love), as long as you also allow yourself the chance to open to a deeper love with a man, so you experience both dark and light parts of yourself. Some women don’t, though. They just sleep around, thinking that’s the answer…when their soul is aching for a deeper love.

– Complaining. Complaining isn’t good or bad, as I mean to use the word here. It just is. It’s a coping mechanism. We do what we need to do to survive. Complaining sometimes seems to work.

 – Going to her children to meet all her needs, and neglecting her husband/boyfriend. See here’s the thing about children: they seem to need you and depend on you for many years, which they do. However, that need doesn’t look the same throughout a child’s lifetime, and eventually they become more independent and have a life of their own.

Children just seem less risky a place to meet our needs (if we have children) than opening ourselves to a man, who could leave us or cheat on us (which in the female body, feels the same as being left).

Those are some examples. By no means all, just some.

Can you ‘get over’ the fear of being abandoned?’

Of course not. That would be like telling a young infant not to cry, ever. Impossible. An infant cries to get people to tend to it. Infants are vulnerable. So are women. So are men. Women are just more consistently emotionally vulnerable than men. NOT more emotionally vulnerable, just more consistently emotionally vulnerable. (Click here to take the quiz on “Am I Dating a Commitment Friendly Man?”)

You can’t 100% GET OVER any fear. Fear is always there; because it helps us survive. Without it, we’d be dead. Fear serves just as much of a purpose for us as does joy, elation, and emotional or sexual pleasure.

When it doesn’t serve us is when we are chained to our fears. Then is becomes dysfunctional.

So you can’t 100% ‘get over’ or ‘get rid of’ the fear of being left by a man. You can just practice a relaxation response repetitively enough that you lessen the frequency and intensity with which your brain and body is HIJACKED by that fear of abandonment.

You and I both fear Abandonment…

You and I as women most likely both experience the fear of abandonment. Only, we might express it differently. It’s up to you to become aware of how you cover up the fear, and the consequences you’ve suffered in your life from letting that fear dominate your life.

My bet is….

If you are still single, or if you are having problems in your relationship…it’s directly related to how you express this fear or react to this fear within yourself.

You see, my husband now understands that I have this fear…but it was not an automatic understanding for him – it took years. And any man you date or get in to a relationship with, won’t necessarily GET that you have this fear.

BUT – and here’s the beautiful thing about MEN:

Men can’t help but respond to genuine vulnerability and helplessness in a woman. Here’s an article on how to be vulnerable without being NEEDY.

So here’s what I recommend every woman do to turn her biggest fear in to her biggest asset:

Express your fear in a form of genuine high value vulnerability. In fact, if you would like to investigate this emotional hot button within every single man in this world that inspires him to WANT to commit to one woman want to take care of her and ONLY her for the rest of his life, read this.

So, it’s important to learn the distinction between true vulnerability and neediness. We all get needy at times, nothing wrong with that. However, when our fears are expressed in the wrong way, the neediness becomes toxic and it causes you to show up as a perpetual value-extractor.

If you don’t want to become a value extractor, try to remember that your job is to not automatically always go to a fight or flight response with men.

Now, what does a fight or flight response look like?

It looks like blaming, interrogation over the phone such as “where are you?” “where were you?” “are you cheating on me?” “are you with HER again?” “what are you DOING?” “Why didn’t you call?”.

It could also come in the form of payback ie: passive aggressively acting from a place of ‘well if you ignore me, I ignore you.’

You could also obsessively check his facebook or email or phone or bank account. You could also express your fight or flight response by accusing him of cheating on you or lying to you. You could also simply take out your fear on your children or your girlfriends or family.

Instead of all this, you can try RESPONDING (rather than reacting) to your fear of being left by a man by bringing him closer. Here’s an example; Try saying with your body and your words with gratitude “It’s so nice to hear from you!!”, “I’ve missed you.” or “how are you doing? Are you well?”

Remember that often, acting from your fears causes you to push away the VERY thing that you want: a deep love with a man that you trust.

I have more answers for you to help you eliminate anxiety with men here.

Have you struggled with a fear of being alone? Or of being left by a man? You’re welcome to share your experiences below this article, which will also help other women. I believe that the more women talk about this among each other, the more support we have. And the more support we have, the safer we can feel when we need it. I look forward to hearing from you and reading your comment!

(By the way, I’ve just published my brand new DVD titled “Becoming His One & Only!”… and right now it’s FREE for you to get a copy. Click HERE to find out more details and how you can get your man to fall deeper in love with you and beg you to be his one and only)

xo Renee.

If you also get frustrated when a man pulls away or goes quiet, you can try reading my article, ‘Why Men Pull Away and How to Deal with it‘ too.

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