Fear : What are the Indicators, how do I know?

Indicators of fear of intimacy

How do you know if you have a fear of intimacy? Possible indicators include:

• reluctance to share thoughts and feelings with your lover or spouse.
• refusal to talk about personal or even superficial events with your friends or family. These discussions go a long way in building intimacy.
• prolonged singlehood – for several years, and yet you wish for a relationship. You want to be involved but have a hard time building intimacy.
• multiple dates or sexual partners, with no emotional ties.
• affairs or one-night stands, with no chance of building intimacy
• few or no close friends

The bottom line is that you don’t let people in. Fear of intimacy is keeping people out.