7 Signs You Have A Fear of Intimacy

Do you have a fear of intimacy? Do you push people away when they get too close to you emotionally? It can be scary to be intimate and emotionally vulnerable to someone. Having a fear of intimacy is perfectly understandable, especially if you have a history of failed relationships and emotionally distant or absent parents.

Are you looking for relationship advice on how to overcome the fear of intimacy? Before we get to the “如何”, we need to identify the signs first and understand the psychology behind the fear. If this video described you or someone you know, we’ve also made a video on the four attachment styles of love to help you understand why you or someone may fear intimacy: https://youtu.be/23ePqRkOKtg

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Credits
作家: 克洛伊·阿文納薩
腳本編輯器: 麗達巴圖
腳本管理器: 宋凱莉
VO: 阿曼達·西爾維拉
Storyboarder: Yi Lin
動畫師: Andrew Allan
YouTube 管理器: 辛迪張

速成課程是使用 Adob​​e Creative Cloud 製作的:

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