How to get over fear of intimacy

Learning how to overcome a fear of intimacy is important if you want to form close relationships and live a fulfilling life. Here’s how to do it.

The interesting thing about fear of intimacy is that those who suffer with it long to be close to people. However, something stops them from taking actions to increase connection.

If you struggle with attachment issues, you feel uncomfortable when relationships start getting too close. How do we get over fear of intimacy to enjoy the relationship our hearts desire?

A fear of intimacy affects a person's ability to maintain close relationships. Take this fear of intimacy test to know your relationship with intimacy. #intimacy #fearofintimacy #intimacytest #selftest #selfesteem #relationships #mentalhealthsupport #mindhelp #themindsjournal #fear #testyourself

The interesting thing about fear of intimacy is that those who suffer with it long to be close to people. However, something stops them from taking actions to increase connection.

Each relationship dynamic listed above serves a purpose. It helps keep the person safe and with a sense of control (even if it isn't healthy). The former serves as a defense against the latter, however it is by facing the fear of abandonment, feeling unworthy, fear of intimacy that one can begin to change these dynamics. Which dynamic do you relate to the most? What have you done to address it?

fear of intimacy looks like...

Fear of intimacy is a fear of rejection and a fear of being seen. Fear of intimacy always involves shame. Working with our underlying shame, helps us become increasingly open with ourselves and others. / Kathy Overman