Ever since i was young i've found it very hard to be intimate with people, emotionally and physically. i don't like hugging people, or even telling stories about myself. i've never been abused and have had a textbook good childhood. the only thing that happened in my young life that might be a factor is that my father passed away when i was 7 and my mother remarried. she is now divorced.
I find that i can very intensely be connected to a person, but i am afraid to tell them, and especially show them, (like touching, hand holding, hugging and kissing.) i desperately yearn for these kinds of deeper connections with people but i am terrified that i will be rejected.
It seems like every time i try to step out of my comfort zone, i do so clumsily and am terrified and i get hurt and rejected.
How can i overcome these fears. i am really desperate for love and affection, but it makes me so nervous that i find myself avoiding it!
I find that i can very intensely be connected to a person, but i am afraid to tell them, and especially show them, (like touching, hand holding, hugging and kissing.) i desperately yearn for these kinds of deeper connections with people but i am terrified that i will be rejected.
It seems like every time i try to step out of my comfort zone, i do so clumsily and am terrified and i get hurt and rejected.
How can i overcome these fears. i am really desperate for love and affection, but it makes me so nervous that i find myself avoiding it!