Signs you Fear Emotional Intimacy

Here’s how you know if you are afraid of emotional intimacy:

1. You are often seen as independent.

2. You push people away right when you start getting close.

3. You self-sabotage your relationships as soon as they start.

4. You are weary of trusting your partners.

5. You either fear physical intimacy as well, or you compensate for your lack of emotional intimacy by engaging is excessively physical relationships.

6. You are a perfectionist.

7. You suffer from Marilyn Monroe Syndrome; you create a certain persona for the public, you become what you feel other people need you to be, but you feel as though no one really knows you. 

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