Many people feel afraid of really opening up and being vulnerable because they don’t want to be judged or rejected. And in this fear, many relationships get reduced to superficialities. Our Fear of Vulnerability and the Discovery of the Social Brain Brené Brown, a lead researcher in vulnerability, says that people are afraid to be vulnerable because they are actually afraid of disconnection. We so much want social connection that we become afraid to say something that might make another person reject us. And yet, being vulnerable and having empathy serve to bring us closer to each other. So we
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