The article discusses Nicole's struggle with emotional safety and her decision to withdraw from relationships due to past hurt. It highlights a broader issue where many individuals choose emotional self-reliance in response to perceived threats in relationships. However, this strategy can lead to greater vulnerability. The piece emphasizes the evolutionary need for emotional safety and social bonds, contrasting it with contemporary isolationist tendencies, and suggests that genuine connection is essential for well-being despite the risks involved.
I'm through trying with everyone else. I just get hurt.
The very strategy meant to protect us from emotional harm-keeping others at arm's length-actually leaves us more vulnerable, not less.
We had no fangs, no claws, no armor, and couldn't run very fast.
Emotional safety has become a rare commodity.
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