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How to want partnership while needing solitude

I love the idea of having a partner but every time I am actually with someone I feel suffocated and need to be alone.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Your nervous system craves connection and recoils from it simultaneously, caught between loneliness and claustrophobia.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Attachment style in choosing partners?”

If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.