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Originally Posted by Lola  Over in Angela's ugh. I feel sort of horrible. thread, some of us discovered a shared fear of vulnerability when Angela said:
ZHereford beautifully states...
...which we all consciously know to be true. Yet our self-protective mechanisms are activated even thinking about it.
So, let's talk about it. Personally, I've got a history that makes a pretty strong argument for maintaining a *shields up* type of persona. But I'm well aware doing so keeps out the good stuff as well as the threatening.
What steps do we take to get on the path of being ok with letting the chips fall where they may, as Z advises? |
I feel vulnerable even talking about it! I've got a very similar history, I'd guess. I'm going to start using NLP, I think, that kind of thing. I have a hell of a lot of beliefs about relationships and me I need to extract and remove before I go any further. I'm guessing this is a long road for me.