Repetition Compulsion and the Fear of Intimacy

Having grown up in a divorced family, I was terrified of marriage. I didn’t believe I would find an honest and trustworthy partner who wanted a lifetime commitment. And if I did, how would I know it would last?In social work school, I learned how people tend to repeat family patterns. This only increased my anxiety. The thought of repeating the mistakes my parents made loomed large in my mind.Thank goodness I went to therapy and learned that deeply understanding my family dynamics and the impact they had on me, would support me in not repeating their relationship patterns.It is vital that each of us look inward to see what we learned about relationships from our parents and be more intentional in our own relationships.Here is an article I found on just that:Repetition Compulsion and the Fear of IntimacyIf you missed our article last week, you may want to check it out:Going Back in Time to Move Your Relationship Ahead

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