abandonment

Can you please talk to me in general about why abandonment is an important issue to deal with in EMDR?
My therapist seems to think it is far more important than I do and I am just trying to understand the importance.
I was sexually abused from infancy to 16 years of age. my mother killed herself 20 years ago. I am now in my forties, married with two children and have a pretty good life.
I do have DID and PTSD but all in all most people would never know if I didn't tell them.
I have been using EMDR for about 7 months and the difference in my life is amazing.
now this abandonment issue has come up and I just don't understand the importance.
thank you for any and all input.

Replies:

Re:abandonment, by client, 06/29/01 Re:abandonment, by Sandra Paulsen Inobe, PhD, 07/01/01 thank you, by an EMDR client, 07/01/01

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