Vulnerability
What does vulnerability mean to you? Are you afraid to by vulnerable? I'mcurious to hear your thoughts.
To me, vulnerability means revealing my true self to others (or myself!) and leaving myself open to anything - good or bad - that may come as a result of that. Vulnerability terrifies me. It requires trust, and I'm no good with that; a lifetime of experience has taught me to trust no one.I tend to compartmentalize myself, and certain people only get to see certain parts of who I am, in order to minimize the risk and the vulnerability.
Thank you so much for your response and honesty CrayonsOfGrace. Here is a link to a video you might like. Please let me know what you think of it if you watch it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iCvmsMzlF7o
Hehe I met Brene Brown.
The most vulnerable thing I can do is open myself up to someone who I hope will like me, like a potential new friend, a new co-worker, or someone I'm flirting with. Or even when I'm trying to feel out a friend that I'm hoping to become closer with.
It seems I have a lot of "peripheral" friends, but only 1 real, close one, and we've know each other for 14 years. I wonder if it's even possible to make real, genuine friends you can trust as an adult.
It's easier to open to a stranger who you may never see again, or to the internet; it hurts less when they reject me.
The most vulnerable thing I can do is open myself up to someone who I hope will like me, like a potential new friend, a new co-worker, or someone I'm flirting with. Or even when I'm trying to feel out a friend that I'm hoping to become closer with.
It seems I have a lot of "peripheral" friends, but only 1 real, close one, and we've know each other for 14 years. I wonder if it's even possible to make real, genuine friends you can trust as an adult.
It's easier to open to a stranger who you may never see again, or to the internet; it hurts less when they reject me.