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How to want intimacy while fearing being truly seen

I told my therapist I want to be in love but I realize I have never actually wanted the person I was dating to know the real me.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

You are longing for a connection that requires the very vulnerability you have spent your life learning to avoid.

Ideas that help explain it
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If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.