Privacy
How much of yourself you reveal to the people already in your life. Controls what you share, how deep you go, and what stays yours.
The Avoidant Adult and the Walls They Built as a Kid
Privacy controls how much of yourself you share with the people already in your life. The avoidant person Alex Cooper describes has Privacy locked to maximum — even the one or two close friends in their life don't really know them. Conversations stay light. The inner world stays hidden. The shift involves slowly lowering this setting — sharing a small feeling instead of shutting down completely — so that real connection can exist.