A traumatic childhood or a people-pleasing attitude can often lead to abandonment issues. Such people live under the constant fear of being left out and crave people’s love and attention incessantly. People suffering from abandonment syndrome have low self-worth and have no clue how to prioritize themselves over others. They constantly feel a void within themselves which they try to fill by seeking validation from others. So, do you suffer from abandonment syndrome? If you think you do, take our Abandonment Issues quiz now.
1. Do you imitate other people?
A. No
B. Sometimes
C. Yes
2. Do you like your friends more than they like you?
A. Maybe
B. Yes, it’s possible
C. We equally like each other
3. Are you too generous with people?
A. Sometimes
B. Yes
C. No
4. Do people take you for granted most of the time?
A. No
B. Yes
C. Yes, it's possible
5. Do you crave other’s affection?
A. Not really
B. Sometimes
C. Yes
6. Do you feel dead inside knowing others don’t love you enough?
A. Yes, all the time
B. Not really
C. Yes, sometimes
7. Are you scared of rejection?
A. Maybe
B. Yes
C. No, not at all
8. Do you like watching popular people from afar?
A. You used to but not anymore
B. Sometimes
C. Yes, all the time
9. How many times do you feel you are fundamentally flawed?
A. Sometimes
B. Frequently
C. Always
10. I was hit or physically abused as a child-
A. Frequently
B. Never
C. Sometimes
11. Were you compared negatively to your siblings or friends by your family?
A. Sometimes
B. Frequently
C. Never
12. Do you feel emotionally withdrawn?
A. Sometimes
B. Frequently
C. Never
13. Were you criticized harshly as a child?
A. Never
B. Sometimes
C. Frequently
14. Were you made to feel guilty for being your true self?
A. Always
B. Sometimes
C. Frequently
15. Did you feel neglected as a child?
A. Sometimes
B. Never
C. Frequently
16. Do you like being nice to people so that they can become your friends?
A. Maybe
B. No, you are nothing like that
C. Yes, all the time
17. Do you like showing off just so you can feel more accepted by others?
A. No, you will never do that
B. Yes, all the time
C. Sometimes
18. Do you feel unappreciated?
A. At times
B. Often
C. Never
19. Were you subjected to ridicule and humiliation as a child?
A. Sometimes
B. Seldom
C. Always
20. Do you feel unloved and worthless?
A. Never
B. Sometimes
C. Frequently