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Many of us have dreamed of falling in love with our soulmates and riding off into the sunset. But when you experience a bad breakup or relationship trauma, finding that loving feeling again can seem near impossible. Fortunately, by figuring out where your hesitancy comes from, you can work through your emotions and open yourself up to love again.
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- Without vulnerability you can receive or give love fully. We develop ways to protect ourselves from being hurt, but in doing so, we can also block off feeling deeply with another with how we protect ourself. Do your best to express your vulnerabilities and to work with them.Thanks
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- ↑ https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/compassion-matters/201401/7-reasons-most-people-are-afraid-love
- ↑ https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/compassion-matters/201401/7-reasons-most-people-are-afraid-love
- ↑ https://psychcentral.com/blog/fear-of-commitment-or-phobia#fear-isnt-always-a-phobia
- ↑ https://www.helpguide.org/articles/ptsd-trauma/coping-with-emotional-and-psychological-trauma.htm
- ↑ https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/compassion-matters/201401/7-reasons-most-people-are-afraid-love
- ↑ https://albertellis.org/2014/04/dealing-with-your-partners-fear-of-intimacy/
- ↑ https://www.nhs.uk/mental-health/self-help/tips-and-support/raise-low-self-esteem/
- ↑ https://www.gottman.com/blog/how-to-avoid-the-pursuer-distancer-pattern-in-your-relationship/
- ↑ https://www.mhanational.org/co-dependency
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