I'm 19 and I have a really hard time with emotional intimacy. I don't like to be vulnerable and I won't open up to people. I won't let anyone in. It's caused a lot of problems with boyfriends and even with my friends and professors-I push people away by being so quiet. Like I'm always there to listen to my friends when they have problems and need to vent, but I never call anyone when I'm upset, I don't talk about what I'm feeling or thinking or even whats going on in my life...I don't even like telling people what I really think about clothes and dumb stuff like that. I'm just so guarded.
I know exactly why I'm like this (bc of a lot of stuff that happened to me) but I don't know how to make it better. I'm trying to work on it with my best friend by talking more...what else can I do?
thanks for any advice :]
I know exactly why I'm like this (bc of a lot of stuff that happened to me) but I don't know how to make it better. I'm trying to work on it with my best friend by talking more...what else can I do?
thanks for any advice :]