Dear Phoenixlight:

Yes, I experienced being afraid that people will hurt me. People became synonymous with pain, for me, so as instinctively as I was repelled by pain, I was repelled by people as well.

What has worked for me was psychotherapy with a competent, empathetic therapist whom I trusted. He was honest with me, straightforward, clear; he walked his talk and talked his walk. He kept his word. He was a hard working therapist, sessions went beyond time limits (if he had the time) and he was available to in-between-sessions communication.

My healing started in his office, more than five years ago, and is still ongoing.

anita