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Most people are scared of love because love came with something that was demeaning, like

Guilt Criticism Expectations Abuse Because they have that association with love, they both want love (as we all do) yet push it away simultaneously,

and if you struggle with this, I recommend this exercise below

It is designed to teach you that love can exist without the negative things it has been associated with.

1. Every day, spend 10 minutes giving yourself the felt sense of love.

2. Do this by thinking of things in your life that you love, whether it's a place, a pet, a person, an experience.

3. Then feel that feeling of love that you have for it in your whole body from head to toe, and then turn that feeling towards yourself.

4. If the feeling dissipates when you have it directed to yourself, go back to the memories and thoughts of things/people you love.

Rekindle the love and then turn it back towards yourself.

Done long enough, I've seen this exercise help people find a partner, drastically improve marriages, transform relationships with family, etc.

But mostly, it allows people to have the gentle and easy relationship with themselves they have been searching for all their lives.