Posted by alexandra_k on October 13, 2005, at 21:28:44
In reply to Re: fear of intimacy » alexandra_k, posted by Dinah on October 13, 2005, at 21:23:26
> Maybe the fear is justified?
> Maybe we're scared of being close because we're scared of trusting, because we know we'll be let down.
> Because in the end everyone does let you down. Everyone leaves or dies. And everyone ends up hurting you unless you just don't give a rat's *ss.yes. needs conflict. it is inevitable.
> So it's healthier, maybe, not to give a rat's *ss.
i wish we could, i wish we could :-(
but the fact is...
we are social animals
and we can't stay in a state of removed detachedness and uncaring forever :-(
in fact...
we might feel removed and detached...
but we still have needs and we still care
no matter how much we protest that we do not.and then there is the point...
that other people need things from us too...
:-(
i'm sorry :-(
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