Research for scriptwriting project 1:


Abandonment issues:

abandonment issues can arise from numerous things. These are things such as death of a loved one or a divorce of parents, lack of physical or mental care of child. This can cause the fear of being abandoned, which could separate the child/ person from socialising with friends, family and/or peers in fear that they might leave and never come back. This results into always feeling alone. For many people this can be a cause for depression.


anger or mental issues:

People who have been previously abandoned by a parent or guardian will often get the fear of recurring past. Which means they could have problems at school, college, or work life. Some people who have been abandoned do not usually have anybody to speak to if they have problems or need advice so they usually go through everything on their own which builds up stress and anxiety of incase they break down in person.


Trauma:

People also gain trauma shocks from being abandoned. But their is a way around all this. They can get help from people such as therapists, counsellors, berivement counselling etc.


Help:

If you would like to help someone with abandonment issues you can always offer to listen to them, give them advice on a friendly matter; just basically be there for them if they need help or to vent. A little help goes a long way and can actually save someones life.

People with abandonment issues usually tend to have a lower self esteem and confidence. Which could knock them down and may even push them to drastic measures. If you just see them every now and then; chat to them, you could even be the friend they need in their life to hep them get through.

Case Example

• Adopted child's feelings of abandonment: Jerome, age 15, is struggling at school and getting in physical altercations with other students. The school counselor begins meeting with him twice per week to work on anger management and improving his performance and behavior at school. During sessions with the school counselor, Jerome reveals strong feelings of anger and resentment. In the course of their time together, Jerome opens up about feelings he has suppressed regarding being adopted as a young child. Jerome identifies resentment toward his birth parents for giving him up, as well as wishes to get to meet with his biological parents again, whom he has not seen since the adoption. The school counselor invites Jerome's adoptive family in for a meeting to better understand and support Jerome. Jerome and his adoptive family make plans for Jerome to reach out to to his birth family, while addressing how to proceed if his biological family does not agree to the meeting. Jerome also signs a behavior contract with the school counselor that includes goals for improving his behavior at school.

http://www.goodtherapy.org/therapy-for-abandonment.html