HSP SOS #14 - The Fear of Intimacy for Highly Sensitive Persons

Are you a kind person, full of love, yet you just can't seem to make relationships work? Believe it or not, HSPs have some unique challenges when it come to forming a close relationship with a significant other. It's not uncommon for these loving, sensitive individuals to have a subconscious fear of intimacy. Listen in as Michelle and the Captain go through The Fear of Intimacy survey found in Elaine Aron's book The Highly Sensitive Person in Love. It is a painfully honest and revealing episode that anyone who has ever struggled with making a relationship work can surely relate to. --- Resources The Highly Sensitive Person in Love by Dr. Elaine Aron http://hsperson.com/books/the-highly-sensitive-person-in-love/ --- ---Subscribe to the HSP SOS Podcast!--- iTunes https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/hsp-sos/id1221116848 Google Play https://play.google.com/music/listen#/ps/Inavjhxeg2rdkub26frsppa7pca ---Follow HSP S.O.S. on social media--- On Facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/hspsos On Twitter at: @hsp_sos ---More episodes, articles, and resources!--- Website: http://hspsos.com/ Libsyn Podcast Page: http://hspsos.libsyn.com/ ---Contact Michelle Lynn with questions, comments, or show ideas!--- [email protected] ---Contact The Captain (Brian) with questions, comments, or show ideas--- [email protected] Visit http://thecaptainspod.libsyn.com/ for other related podcasts! ----- Keywords: Elaine Aron, Highly Sensitive Persons, HSP, HSP SOS, Relationships, Fear of Intimacy, codependent relationships Hashtags: #ElaineAron #HighlySensitivePersons #HSP #HSPSOS #Relationships #FearOfIntimacy #CodependentRelationships

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