Imagine you’re playing with your favorite toy, and suddenly it’s taken away. You feel sad or even scared because you don’t know when it will come back, that’s like what happens in separation anxiety. People with separation anxiety get really worried when they are apart from someone important to them, like a parent or partner.
Examples
- A child becomes very upset when their mom leaves for work.
- A person feels nervous before a date because they're worried about being alone afterward.
- An adult gets a stomachache right before their partner has to go on a business trip.
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See also
- What is anxiety?
- What is Emotional processing?
- What is Emotional expression complexity?
- What are sad songs?
- What is Falling in love?