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When vulnerability feels like giving someone ammunition to hurt you

My wife wants more emotional intimacy but sharing feelings was used against me as a weapon in my family so vulnerability feels like handing someone a loaded gun.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The weaponization of emotional openness in childhood makes adult intimacy feel like strategic self-destruction.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Family-of-origin patterns in adult love?”

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