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How do you allow yourself to be vulnerable?
Being vulnerable involves the following actions:
- Ask for what you need. When we’re hurting, it’s easy to dismiss our pain or try to protect ourselves and the people around us by closing off.
- Be willing to expose your feelings.
- Say what you want.
- Express what you really think.
- Slow down and be present.
How does vulnerability empower you to manage your emotions and deal with your personal relationships?
Vulnerability helps to build trust and intimacy in relationships. Relationships, whether romantic, platonic, or intimate, are built on trust. Being emotionally vulnerable helps a person to build relationships more quickly.
Is vulnerability a necessity in a relationship?
As explained by Brene Brown, people with a strong sense of love and belonging believe that vulnerability is a necessity. They believe that within their vulnerabilities are the things that make them beautiful. And they’re right. Vulnerability is key to connection because it is the courage to be open to another human.
What happens when you close your vulnerability to yourself?
Here’s the problem. When we close down our vulnerability we are shielded from hurt, but we are also shielded from love, intimacy and connection. They come to us through the same door. When we close it to one, we close it to all. Without vulnerability, relationships struggle.
Why do I have a hard time connecting with other people?
For some people it’s just a case of shyness, but if that is so, you’ll tend to feel connected to your family and a few close friends, just not strangers. Otherwise, a failure to connect to others tends to be a sign of a psychological health issue.
How do you deal with the risk of not being received?
The risk of not being received is always there, but this is no reflection of any unworthiness in you. Embrace vulnerability. As explained by Brene Brown, people with a strong sense of love and belonging believe that vulnerability is a necessity. They believe that within their vulnerabilities are the things that make them beautiful.