Well, that explains why I’m constantly trying to evaluate safety before connection. If someone feels unsafe to me, I withdraw. I’ve never understood why I feel such an intense sense of unsafety, even when a person isn’t physically threatening me. When I feel emotionally unsafe because of something someone says or does, I have an immediate desire to also get away from that person or at least to give them as little information about my life as possible. So, for me, when I feel emotionally unsafe, I have a physical reaction.
