Signs You’ve Been Living With Your Guard Up
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Julia Austin
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Anything you say can be used against you
Rather than seeing sharing personal experiences as an integral part of forming bonds, those with their guard up see it as a way of creating dangerous vulnerability. Curry says, “Being guarded can lead to communication issues and just general dissatisfaction in relationships. People with their guards up will likely not be as open with sharing parts of themselves or personal information, because they don’t want this to be weaponized against them in the future.”
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