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If you need support in understanding your fear of love and your defenses towards intimacy, you can contact the professionals of MindCenter by clicking here: https://www.mindcenter.it/ 00:00 Introduction: 7 reasons why you are afraid of love 0:46 LOVE MAKES US VULNERABLE ???? 1️⃣ Allowing yourself to fall in love is a risk, because it means placing a great deal of trust in another person, allowing them to get close to us and therefore expose us. 1:16 NEW LOVES AWAKEN OLD WOUNDS ???? 2️⃣ The emotional wounds we have suffered in our relationships starting from childhood can affect the perception we have of people and the way we relate to them. 1:56 LOVE TESTS AN ANCIENT IDENTITY ???? 3️⃣ Some of us have an internal critical voice that works as a real demotivator, which tells us that we are useless and undeserving of love. When we are used to these voices and these thoughts, we may feel uncomfortable if someone evaluates us differently and end up reacting defensively. 3:00 TRUE HAPPINESS IS ACCOMPANIED BY TRUE PAIN ???? 4️⃣When we fall in love we often hesitate to get involved, and therefore to be happy, for fear of the sadness and pain that could result. 4:02 ASYMMETRY OF LOVE ???? 5️⃣ Some people may hesitate to start a relationship because they feel like the other person likes them too much. 4:54 FEAR OF WEAKENING THE BOND WITH THE FAMILY OF ORIGIN ???????????????? 6️⃣The fear of falling in love, in these cases, is linked to the fact that love leads us to break the emotional bond with our family of origin at some level, interrupting some dynamics that are still part of our identity. 5:43 LOVE AWAKENS EXISTENTIAL FEARS ????️ 7️⃣When we fall in love with a person our life has more value, more meaning, and the thought of losing the other person, as well as the awareness of our mortality, becomes more frightening, leading us to adopt defenses and sometimes to completely interrupt the relationship. ???? Becoming aware of our fear of intimacy and how it can influence our behavior is an important step in building a fully satisfying long-term relationship. ======== ➡️Subscribe to the Mindcenter Newsletter for free to receive free resources for your well-being every week here at the link: https://www.mindcenter.it/newsletter/ Follow Mindcenter on Instagram, you will find practical tools and curiosities for your psychological well-being / mindcenter.it #love #psychology #love