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The Distance You Keep and What It’s Protecting (Part 5)

19/04/2026 by Kam Su Jin
fear of intimacy — minhwa style illustration of South Asian woman standing at stone gate, looking toward hanok building
This entry is part 5 of 5 in the series When Being Loved Feels Wrong

Fear of intimacy doesn’t disappear. The distance shifts — and what becomes possible inside it is different from what you expected.

Categories Psychology Stories Tags fear of intimacy, relationship patterns, fear of being loved, intimacy avoidance, letting someone in, emotional distance Leave a comment

When You Let Someone Stay (Part 4)

07/05/202619/04/2026 by Kam Su Jin
scared of being loved — minhwa style illustration of East Asian woman looking down at stone basins in Korean garden
This entry is part 4 of 5 in the series When Being Loved Feels Wrong

Scared of being loved? This is what actually happens when you don’t leave — in the body, in the dynamic, in the quiet accumulation of staying.

Categories Psychology Stories Tags letting someone in, emotional avoidance, relationship patterns, fear of being loved, intimacy anxiety, scared of being loved Leave a comment

Why You Trust the Ones Who Keep You Guessing (Part 3)

07/05/202618/04/2026 by Kam Su Jin
attracted to unavailable people — minhwa style illustration of Black woman standing in Korean garden with cherry blossoms and hanok buildings
This entry is part 3 of 5 in the series When Being Loved Feels Wrong

Attracted to unavailable people? It’s not chemistry. It’s a pattern — and it runs deeper than preference. This is what’s actually happening.

Categories Psychology Stories Tags anxious attachment, attracted to unavailable people, intimacy avoidance, relationship patterns, emotional unavailability, fear of being loved Leave a comment

The Part of You That Doesn’t Know What to Do With Kindness (Part 2)

07/05/202618/04/2026 by Kam Su Jin
receiving love anxiety — minhwa style illustration of woman standing on Korean garden path, facing hanok building
This entry is part 2 of 5 in the series When Being Loved Feels Wrong

Receiving love anxiety doesn’t look like rejection. It looks like a joke, a subject change, a quiet internal audit. This is the pattern underneath it.

Categories Psychology Stories Tags fear of being loved, intimacy anxiety, being seen, receiving love anxiety, deflection, emotional avoidance Leave a comment

When Someone Loves You and It Doesn’t Feel Like Relief (Part 1)

07/05/202617/04/2026 by Kam Su Jin
fear of being loved — minhwa style illustration of woman sitting across from someone, holding a cup and looking down
This entry is part 1 of 5 in the series When Being Loved Feels Wrong

Fear of being loved doesn’t look like loneliness. It looks like having exactly what you wanted — and not being able to settle into it.

Categories Psychology Stories Tags emotional avoidance, relationship patterns, fear of being loved, intimacy anxiety, scared of being loved, receiving love Leave a comment
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