17Oct/090
Second Fear of Intimacy: Being Smothered
Once you get past the fear of abandonment issues check out if you or anyone you know has the fear of being smothered. This usually results from a parent or parents being over involved in your life as you were growing up, heaven forbid!
This may look like:
- fear of being taken over by someone else
- you can't say no and be loved at the same time
- you have to maintain your personal freedom at all costs
- you feel you have no personal identity
- you have touble getting in touch with your feelings
- being dependent is uncomfortable for you
So many pitfalls in being able to have intimacy in your relationships! But all is not lost because as long as you can identify them you're on the road to having that sometimes elusive intimacy that deep-down most of us crave. Keep that brave smile going 
Next: The Fear of Rejection