My partner and I have been together for three years and I still find myself editing what I say about my past trauma because I'm afraid it will be too much for them. They keep saying they want to know all of me, but I can see them tense up when I start to go deeper.
More people experience this than they realize.
The invitation to be fully known meets the terror of being too much to bear.
“Where Are You with Vulnerability and the Courage to Open?”
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.