DO YOU have real emotional intimacy in your relationships? Psychologist reveals 8 signs
DO YOU have emotional intimacy in your relationships? Psychologist reveals 8 signs that you are close with your partner
A psychologist has revealed eight signs that you have true emotional intimacy in relationships.
Birmingham-based chartered psychologist Dr. Lalitaa Suglani, who offers courses on topics such as coping with anxiety, overcoming fear, impostor syndrome, took to Instagram to share information on the topic in a recent after.
The signs include having respect for each other and being comfortable with being vulnerable and imperfect.
Accompanying the eight-character list was an extended caption in which Dr. Lalitaa discussed relationships.
The psychologist pointed out that the examples of emotional intimacy she shared are “very broad.”
Do you have real emotional intimacy in your relationships? A clinical psychologist has outlined the eight signs (stock image)
She added that examples of emotional intimacy “will differ in different relationships.”
“We often find that emotional intimacy is not fixed, but develops with the relationship and this can change as your relationship changes,” explains Dr Lalitaa.
She also talked about great relationships in her caption, and what makes them so great.
“Great relationships aren’t great because there are no problems,” the psychologist wrote.
“They’re great because both people care enough about the other to make it work.”
The American Psychological Association described intimacy as characteristic of “close, trusting, and usually affectionate or loving personal relationships.”
It says that intimacy “requires the parties to have a detailed knowledge or deep understanding of each other.”
According to Dr. Lalitaa, there are multiple signs that you have true emotional intimacy in your relationship with someone.
She listed eight of them and began by outlining how a sign of emotional intimacy in a relationship can be feeling genuinely seen and understood.
Moving on to her second point, the psychologist mentions encouraging and supporting each other to grow.
Likewise, her third point is that within such a relationship your autonomy is celebrated.
Fourth on the list was being comfortable with being vulnerable and imperfect.
Meanwhile, the fifth point was feeling safe to share difficult emotions and/or experiences.
Being comfortable with silence and giving each other space was another sign of emotional intimacy, according to the psychologist.
Holding each other accountable was the penultimate item on the list.
After all, she said, having respect for each other is another sign of true emotional intimacy in a relationship.
In the comments section, people shared their own thoughts about the post, as well as their experiences of emotional intimacy.
People took to the comment section to give their thoughts on the post that Dr. Lalitaa shared about emotional intimacy
One of them wrote, “Celebrating each other’s autonomy is such an important part of a healthy relationship, letting each other grow in their own way.”
Another agreed with Dr. Lalitaa that emotional intimacy involves respect for the other person in the relationship.
They said, “You respect and trust each other through everything.”