Feeling sadness or abandonment doesn't mean you're qualified to ensure it doesn't happen to someone else. The obsessions with prevention may very well be b/c of giving up hope of actually dealing w/ these feelings post-emergence.
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Gatekeeping or keeping things "pure" is often a manifestation of impotence or immaturity. The Small Child guards the gate to the Dark Forest. The Forest Ranger goes on a hike in Nature.
