SELF-DISCLOSURE:

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Learning to gently reveal who we are is how we open ourselves up
to love and intimacy in our relationships.

Many of us have hidden under a protective shell, a casing that
prevents others from seeing or hurting us.

We do not want others to see who we really are.

We may be afraid they might judge us, go away, or not like us.

Being vulnerable can be frightening, especially if we have lived with
people who abused, mistreated, manipulated, or did not appreciate
us.

Little by little, we learn to take the risk of revealing ourselves. We
pick safe people, and we begin to disclose bits and pieces about
ourselves.

Sometimes, out of fear, we may withhold, thinking that will help the
relationship or will help others like us more.

That does not mean we tell all to everyone at once. That can be a
self-defeating behavior too.

To trust that people will love and like us if we are exactly who we
are is frightening. But it is the only way we can achieve what we
want in relationships.

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