Why do people avoid being vulnerable?
How does the avoidance of vulnerability manifest itself? What are some beliefs of people who avoid being vulnerable? What are some benefits of vulnerable behavior? What behavior traits will help you open yourself to vulnerability? Steps to increase your ability to be vulnerable and grow What is vulnerability? Vulnerability is: * Feeling of being exposed to emotional hurt, being taken advantage of or abused. * Feeling of being fragile, weak or susceptible to emotional pain and suffering. * Feeling of being trapped or imprisoned in a situation where your feelings and rights are ignored. * Opening of oneself to the possibility of being taken advantage of by another person in a relationship. * Relating of your innermost feelings and fears to others with the possibility that they might use such feelings and fears against you. * Opening of yourself to the possibility of growing as a person in your emotional and spiritual dimensions. * Allowing of oneself to search and probe the past for hidd
