Being Vulnerable makes us Vulnerable
Being Vulnerable makes us Vulnerable Opening up to people helps us connect with each other. It helps us see each other. It creates a depth of friendship and a sense of shared meaning. We open up in spaces that make us feel safe—spaces where we feel our vulnerability will be received without judgment. When we do open up, though, a few minutes, hours, or even days after we reveal our most vulnerable selves to others, we feel undressed—naked, I should say. And we feel like we should not have opened up in the first place. Oftentimes, the person does not necessarily say or do something that makes us regret opening up, but then it's just our own mind and emotions. So I guess being vulnerable makes us vulnerable. And I think it does; it makes us feel exposed in ways that make us feel uncomfortable. I am not the only one who knows something about myself; someone else does. It can even make us insecure in some way. How do we trust that the person will do rig...