The Slot Machine of Love

When you grew up with an unstable parent

Imi Lo
4 min readMay 5, 2024

If you are struggling with a fear of abandonment, it is likely that you were raised by an emotionally unstable or inconsistent parent.

They have a hot-and-cold, on-and-off emotional pattern.

At moments, they might shower you with warmth and affection, yet at the slightest hint of stress or a trigger, they turn into a different person — often childish, unreasonable, aggressive, or even violent.

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