"Intimacy is an emotional state in which you are willing to drop your guards and open your heart without fear of judgment."- Female 43, Therapist. "Intimacy is emotional and physical closeness to someone."- Male 36, Waiter. "It's the ability to be with someone, no matter what they tell you, it doesn't change how you feel about them."- Female 26, Social Worker.
We may not all agree on the definition of intimacy, but it appears that innermost, deep feelings seem to be the core of this emotional subject.
I believe the most important building block for interpersonal intimacy is intimacy with self. Self-awareness allows us to be ourselves and makes it possible to participate in this exchange.
If you relinquish the ordinary defenses, which you use in everyday life, in favor of being yourself, authentically and...