Why can't I learn to open up to people?

It's not something you "learn". Opening up to people takes time, especially if your trust has been broken by people in the past. Just being around people, getting comfortable with them is a great first step.

It's hard to open up to people for a lot of reasons. You might not feel comfortable sharing personal details about yourself with people who aren't family or close friends for fear of judgement. You might also fear that anything you tell them will be used against you at a later date, whether to hurt, betray or backstab you. Ultimately, you should only tell whatever you want to whoever you want whenever you feel entirely comfortable sharing that information with that individual. Don't worry too much about feeling like you're being 'closed off' or not 'opening up' enough - at the end of the day, your business is nobody's but your own!

When we don't trust we can't be honest and open to others. We are afraid we will be ridicule, rejected, laughed etc. It is the unknown that scares us from opening up.

Everyone's personality is different. You should be you. If you want an emotionally intimate relationship, you may need to push outside your comfort zone. But, let others know it is hard for you and that you are trying to learn to be more open to benefit the relationship.

Maybe you are scared? Being hurt before? Just relax and open up only to those you trust and if you feel you cannot trust just open little by little until you feel they are trustworthy

I think it's a slow process requiring small steps. You're not going to be able to trust people over night. It's a very scary thing to open up but if you take small steps I'm sure you can develop a natural relationship with others through a careful cultivation of trust.

It's not easy to open up to somebody when you are someone who generally do not do so. It takes time and effort in opening up and you can do it slowly by telling your close friends and then maybe a parent who are close to.

Opening up to people is really tough, because when we open up to people we are vulnerable to them. Part of the reason why you can't open up to people might be a fear of being vulnerable. Is there something that has happened in your past that has made you mistrusting of others? Were you once rejected by someone for opening up to them? Try to identify where you are stuck, and it might help you open up.

It's okay if can't you shouldn't force yourself to open up to people. It takes times and let them know if it's okay that you can't open up easily and hopefully they understand.

Opening up to people is really difficult especially if you have been taught all your life that your feelings do not matter. The reason many people keep things bottled in is because when they try to share they feel they are getting judge or the person / people they are talking to seems like they are uninterested. It would help if you found one person just to be able to listen to you. 7 cups is a great sight for free online listeners.