Today, we are unpacking a seldom-discussed, but deeply relevant issue within the gay community: Fear of Intimacy.
Many men grapple with the challenge of opening up emotionally and forging meaningful connections. Often, we find ourselves settling for superficial encounters while yearning for something more meaningful.
Today we’re discussing how the same emotional walls that protect us from getting hurt can also leave us feeling isolated and lonely.
In this episode, we are going deeper into the fear of intimacy – its roots, its impact on our relationships, and how we are overcoming these barriers. Some of the topics we’ll be covering are:
❤ Signs of having a fear of intimacy
❤ Why we fear the thing we want
❤ Social conditioning
❤ The impact of past relationship traumas
❤ The power of vulnerability
❤ Attachment styles
Join us as we share our own experiences with this topic in an effort to shed light on this important issue and dismantle the internal barriers to the deeper connections we truly deserve.
00:00 Introduction
05:00 Emotional intimacy
10:00 What Makes it Hard to Get Close to Someone
20:35 Excelled at Intimacy
29:37 Satisfy the Need for Intimacy with Sex
35:13 Become More Comfortable with Intimacy
42:18 Intimacy is Easier
45:11 No More Drama
50:56 Exposing Yourself to Emotional Risk
54:57 Cultivating Within Ourselves
56:07 Outro
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