Letting Your Guard Down

[shimmerz]

"Love is giving someone the power to destroy you & trusting them not to." -unknown

Jeez, that one hit me hard. I seem to be able to do the giving. Just not so great at figuring out the proper person to trust. :banghead: :banghead:Good quote Friday. Creeps me out though. :oops:

 

[Friday]

LOL...And sorry @Cool Cat. With extremely rare exception, I'm only vulnerable with the people I love (hate the V word). Everyone else I toughen up. If I'm sharing information with someone I don't love? I can't be hurt by it. I don't "do" the V thing. Not without love or trust. And those are rare things in my life. Hence why my mind went to that quote.

 

[Recovery4Me]

Being vulnerable or open for me is not the same as always measuring how much to trust someone else...but IS trusting myself to handle their possible crappy choices with my info. In the meantime if I am fortunate enough to have a humorous line that deflects or defuses, I use it as a tool.

Honestly, I wish I had your humor @Cool Cat and @FridayJones- twisted one liners crack me up! Anybody can spill out their guts...don't worry.:hug:

 

[Deleted member 28942]

@Cool Cat for me it helps to close my eyes to feel the emotions and to be vulnerable. With my eyes open I intellectualize, laugh, stare sideways, etc. When I close my eyes, I can stay with the feelings and be vulnerable.