Overcoming fear of intimacy from "summary" of Everything I Know About Love by Dolly Alderton
Intimacy is scary. It's terrifying. It's vulnerable. It's being seen. It's being known. It's sharing your deepest fears, your biggest dreams, your wildest fantasies with someone else. And that's not easy. It's not easy at all. We all have our walls up. We all have our guards on. We protect ourselves. We shield ourselves from getting hurt. We build these barriers around our hearts to keep others out. But what are we really protecting ourselves from? Are we protecting ourselves from pain? Or are we actually protecting ourselves from joy? From connection? From love? Fear of intimacy is real. It's powerful. It's paralyzing. It's the fear of being rejected. It's the fear of being abandoned. It's the fear of being hurt. It's the fear of being seen. It's the fear of being known. It's the fear of losing control. It's the fear of losing yourself. It's the fear of losing everything. But...
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