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Vulnerability and the Trap of Shielding Ourselves

Tim Becker
Nov 6 · 3 min read

I’ve never been great writing about myself. Maybe I can’t because I void myself from vulnerability in a desperate attempt to shield myself from discomfort. But I’ve been trying to write about myself more, to open up even if it is just to some strangers on the internet because then maybe, just maybe I can try to accept myself and everything that I am.

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