You gotta let yourself live and love and whatnot even though you may get hurt

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i'm not an expert, but it sounds like you need to practice more vulnerability in your life.

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From my experience op, it’s entirely possible that the only way to improve your experience with both of these fears is emotional attachment. Good friends will go at your pace and let you open up slowly. I have definitely not let down all my walls but I do in fact have emotional attachments now and it really does make life better.

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