People not finding value in you, only faults. People emotionally abusing you. It takes the confidence right out of you. But there is a good part to being vulnerable too, allowing yourself to take risks when you know you might get hurt. I personally view them as relationship slot machines that we all need to play, we need to keep pulling the lever until we hit the jackpot but it takes a lot of money and heartache to get there... But also it's about being open and willing to express yourself and your emotions.
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Strictly speaking, vulnerability is the opening of those parts of you that can be wounded.
And to me, vulnerability is power. So many people have been hurt in their vulnerable parts, and so they hid it away behind a huge wall. But the hurt never goes away, it's just hidden. If you can be truly vulnerable, it can heal.
After all, everyone is attracted to confidence. And confident people are those who are vulnerable, because they know that they have the ability to handle it.
I want to start by saying as long as he is not whiny or toooo sensitive, a vulnerable man is far more attractive to me. I like someone who can open up and be sensitive when we are alone.
Vulnerability is being open and honest even with that parts of yourself or your lived experience that you are afraid to talk about or that make you open to being hurt on an emotional level.
Vulnerability to me is being able to show your ugly parts- the ones you hate or wish you could change. it's giving someone the power to hurt you. In order for me to be vulnerable with someone, I have to trust them completely and our level of comfort needs to be top tier.
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When I was a kid, I used to think that when I grew up, nobody could hurt me. Once I became a man, I realized that nobody ever could.
The choice will always be yours to be hurt, or angry, sad. Even if someone is screaming obscenities in your face; how you react is completely up to you.
That power can only come with being vulnerable. Yet few even try to understand this. Most people blame everything and everyone for thier lifes and their actions.
You cannot give or take love unless you love yourself. Only then can two people cultivate and grow lové where they are unafraid and commited to each other for life.
It's not weakness you show when being vulnerable. It's showing that you accept who and what you are and that you love yourself. That to me, is one of the greatest strengths a person can obtain.@Desconhecida vulnerability in itself is not an act of perfection. It shows fallibility. It shows that we are liable to mistakes. Vulnerability to me is doing something even though you could be apprehensive about the aftermath. In a relationship for instance, being unsure about a situation and yet going on with it even if there's red flags and especially telltale signs from a similar situation or experience. But on flipside, vulnerability can be a catalyst for sometime fruitful if we learn how to make it work rather than fight against it. Our vulnerabilities could be our best allies.
Vulnerability is found in our ability to laugh at ourselves and that is only obtained through non-judgement. Can you be free among people that judge you?
No you can't.
That is why I love humor and laughter. People just don't appreciate the power in it. It is everything, they are uptight, want to impress. Humor is EVERYTHING.It means to be human and to actually have feelings and that you can get hurt and you ain't some immortal being or a god.
Basically means to feel the need to stay safe. Just pure instinct.
Yet there are some fools who think they can bite the bullet well that's their life.Vulnerability is a weakness you can hide. If you can hide it, then it can be a burden and if you reveal it then it will be a weakness that is exploited. But i would say, vulnerability is also a chance. A chance to be better because we know what is pulling us back and that if you overcome it you will be better than who you were
Being able to admit your faults and that you have messed things up/ had wrongdoings in life. That is the most vulnerable a person can get in my opinion.
Sharing your secrets with someone, and opening yourself up in ways you normally won't.
For me it is very hard because of my past. Been bullied a lot and had not a lot of friends. Because of that i rather stay inside. And now it ruins my chances for getting new friends or get a relationship. Because i don't want to get hurt. I don't want to feel bad again. I wish i could find somebody that i could be vulnerable with. Sadly i am too afraid to try.
In every instance iv shown my vulnerability to someone iv regretted it.
A man had to be very careful how he shows it especially to or in front of his woman because she will lose faith in him and or see the truth that he is weaker than he lets on. And once that happens Somthing ticks in a woman psycologially still loves them sure of course but Somthing else is gone and to deny it is to lie to oneself.Some one had asked a similar question last week something to the affect that "are you willing to risk a broken heart for the potential for true love" I honestly don't know how much more VULNERABLE you could possibly be than to express your true feelings about and for some one to them Individually to the girl that may not share the same feelings as a guy.
My fears I suppose or just having a longing to want to connect for what makes me vulnerable.
Being vulnerable means you can be hurt or taken advantage of, so being in a weakened state.What does vulnerability mean to you?
Weakness
What has the ability to make you vulnerable?
I have occasionally a weakness for some people but this isn't long-lived.I think being vulnerable makes you strong, sure if you simply accept vulnerability then do jothing, you are weak.
To act against it, makes you stronger!Knowingly putting yourself at risk of others harming you.
Why would anyone do it is beyond me. Sometimes I think they deserve what's coming at them but that brush is way too broad to paint people.A willingness to be open and honest about your feelings when appropriate.
Falling asleep on a park bench in the middle of the night during a zombie invasion. I would probably feel all kinds of ways
People recognising my emotions, honestly I absolutely hate the way that makes me feel
You're vulnerable when someone knows what will hurt you.
I strangely and exclusively was with my now recent ex. Cured of that now. Got my armor back on. Not making that mistake again. Not even with her...
When someone knows how much darkness I really have in my life
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