What is a fear of intimacy?
Intimacy: A close, familiar and usually affectionate or loving personal relationship with another person. Fear of intimacy is most often contributed to the atmosphere in the home that you grew up in and the ‘comfort level’ it had. For example, if your home was constantly hectic, chaotic, out of control with drug and/or alcohol issues, had no structure or boundaries, you would probably have difficulty or fear of being “intimate” with another person. This kind of setting for a child to grow up in is very unstable and it is medically proven that children who grow up in such a home tend to take out their frustrations and confusion in society after they leave their home for good. However, if you were raised in a home that was well structured with plenty of boundaries, had an order and system to it, had no drug and/or alcohol issues, and your parents made themselves open and available to questions that you had growing up, chances are you would not experience any fear of intimacy.
