Why Am I So Defensive?

  I am a very defensive person. I don’t always look like it on the outside. At least, I try hard to hide it.  But on the inside, I scramble.  A lot. My defensiveness is most observable when I am with people. I dodge and weave my way through conversations. I don’t want to be rejected. But I don’t want to be known too well either. I try to stay in that “sweet spot” where I am noticed – but not too noticed. “Yes,” I say, “I had a very… Continue reading Why Am I So Defensive?