Loss and Abandonment by Father or Father Figure

[Amanda Stracey]

Here a few songs that I've found have helped me with various groups of emotions:

Grief/Pain:

Wings - Birdy
I'm Still Waiting - Diana Ross
Forever Autumn - Justin Hayward
Missing - Everything But The Girl
I Won't Let you Go - James Morrisson
Puff The Magic Dragon - Peter, Paul & Mary
Vincent - Don McLean

Betrayal (& Anger)

Leaving on a Jet Plane - Peter,Paul & Mary
Someone Like You - Adele
Last Night I Dreamt Somebody Loved Me - The Smiths
Wicked Game - Chris Isaak


Growing Awareness of Issues and Addictions in Subsequent Relationships/Neediness/Control/Demands/Fear of Rejection and Betrayal:

Stay - Rihanna
I Can't Make You Love Me - George Michael
Will You? - Hazel O'Connor
Any Love - Luther Vandross
Another Love - Tom Odell
Will You Love Me Tomorrow - Carole King
In and Out of Love - Imagination
Jealous Guy - Roxy Music or John Lennon
Baby Can I Hold You - Tracey Chapman
Dear Darlin' - Olly Murs
Stay With Me - Sam Smith
Supreme - Robbie Williams

Denial and Wanting to be Hard:

Titanium (feat Sia) - David Guetta

[Amanda Stracey]

Following on from the feedback given by Mary on wanting to feel special to a man, I just had a few more suggestions on songs to help me/us get in touch with that desperate demanding, compulsive feeling of wanting to take things from a man

Duke Dumont ft AME - Need U (100%)
Rudimental/Ella Eyre - Waiting All Night
Ne-Yo - Let Me Love You (Until you Learn to Love Yourself)

[Amanda Stracey]

Runnin' (Lose it All) - Naughty Boy ft Beyoncé and Arrow Benjamin