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When gentle love triggers more fear than harsh treatment ever did

I keep having panic attacks during sex with my boyfriend of two years and I think it is because being loved this tenderly terrifies me.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Hearts accustomed to violence sometimes experience tenderness as a threat to their familiar defenses.

Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Sufi Love — Divine Eros and Mirabai's Devotion?”

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