Intimacy

Intimacy

I have worked since I was 15 to make sure I wasn’t dependent on my parents and could take care of myself. I am very afraid to rely on anyone, especially in any financial way.

I am also terrified of relying on them emotionally because they have the power to hurt me. I find it very difficult to trust people. The people I have trusted have ended up hurting me despite my efforts to protect myself.

I often assume being submissive will make the other person feel sorry for me and take responsibility for me and care for me and not hurt me.

I have a lot of trouble emotionally engaging in an appropriate way with people. It’s either too much or not enough. I do not have appropriate emotional boundaries.

I have friends but usually they are dynamic outgoing people who have sort of “adopted” me for some reason.