Quotes About Vulnerability

If I haven't found out who I am until the end of my life…because I am afraid/ashamed of it, then I would have just pretended to live. Initmacy really means to find something out about yourself that is deep inside.

I have no physical courage, I've asked for a double.

Acting is also working with people who invite you into their dreams and trust you with their innermost being.

It's always difficult to play a scene of physical violence because you're always afraid that you don't know your own strength and might hurt someone.

People who know me know I'm strong, but I'm vulnerable.

I always try to keep that feeling of being on the edge. I'm afraid of knowing too well and seeming mechanical.

Writers seldom choose as friends those self-centered characters who are never in trouble, never make mistakes, and always count their change as it is handed to them.

She says you're not truly human until you've had your heart broken and you've broken someone's heart.

I hate it when people make fun of me and it turns out they're right.

Oh. Listen, this is really hard for me . . . " "What is?" "You know. Being liked." I started to cry. I couldn't help it.

I'd promised myself that I'd really work on talking more, talking about uncomfortable things, because I could see from Brian how well things could work out if you did.

Still, I couldn't get over Dad calling those farmers. People might think helping is hard, but really that's the easy part; just look how good it makes people feel. Look how happy all those Red Bend ladies were about chipping in. It's the asking that's so painful. It takes real courage, real strength , to say you're not strong enough to do it alone. Mom must really be hurting for Dad to be so brave.

It's the asking that's so painful. It takes real courage, real strength, to say you're not strong enough to do it alone.

Anger is not a feeling; it's a defence. When you can't acknowledge your true feelings because they're too excruciating, you defend against them with anger.

Anger is a defense, not a feeling, ....analyze what feeling the anger was covering.

Intimacy is a hard language to learn, especially if it's been discouraged. But you've done it.

The fear of being abandoned was a strong force in Madeline's life. She'd stayed with a bad husband for years because of it. She also feared that some of her lacklustre and disloyal employees would "abandon" her, so she overpaid them and put up with far too much. As I heard more about her childhood, I realized that her issues stemmed from years of neglect.

Intimacy is when you're familiar with your emotions, then share your feelings, your fears, your shame, your hopes and joys with another person.

Effective therapy is about lowering your defences so that you can deal with the issues that arise in your life.

Love means vulnerability; people who love you can also hurt you. Making oneself vulnerable is the ultimate in bravery.

A tiny shred of empathy from me was too much for her—it terrified her. And it was a deal breaker.

therapy wasn't about truth; as Jack Nicholson famously shouted in A Few Good Men, sometimes people "can't handle the truth." Rather, it's a matter of getting your unconscious to stop controlling your conscious mind. Effective therapy is about lowering your defences so that you can deal with the issues that arise in your life.

Making oneself vulnerable is the ultimate in bravery.

children are often hypervigilant, for they feel themselves to be ceaselessly in peril. And they've learned to sense threats; their life often depends on it.