Here’s the reason you may be pushing people away. This is actually a trauma response called deactivation, where our nervous system shuts off the connection to protect us because deep down, we feel love is not safe. It’s not that we’ve lost interest, but that we’ve lost a sense of safety. This can lead us to push people away, afraid of letting someone get too close and see our scars. But the key is to try to lean in instead of shutting down, in order to build something solid. rickpartysnotebook #TraumaResponse #Deactivation #VulnerabilityIssues #LoveNotSafe #PushingPeopleAway #KeepingGuardsUp