quinta-feira, 9 de maio de 2019

# the fear of being seen


We lead our relationships scared of one day not being good enough anymore for the person we chose to be everything for. Every moment that defies us to express our imperfections, our flaws, our weaknesses brings a new load of fear of being “found out”, being seen in a new light, a slightly less flattering one. And the big irony of it is that being vulnerable is what attracts the other human being to you. We all live in that same fear and finding someone who shows how flawed  they are to us is a comfort in a very deep and intimate way. It is like a shot of relief, “Look at that, that one is broken just like me. Phew!”. And yet we carry on feeling ashamed of every little wrong step we take, every opportunity we miss, every procrastination day, every time we are not strong enough to stand up for ourselves. We fear so much that in those moments every other little thing we have disappears. The fact that we are wonderful partners, dedicated friends, passionate lovers. They disappear in the fog of disappointment, the disappointment we have in ourselves. The chance of having screwed up our image to this amazing being who has chosen us. Little do we realize the only being seeing us in such dark light is ourselves. The one on the other side of the table feels only compassion, and honestly a little bit of relief for having another weirdo sitting in front of them.

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