Are You Overwhelmed?

"We get that right from early, early experiences in childhood where somehow or another we were too much for our parents," she says. "The message that the child feels is inside, I'm not okay. I'm just not okay." The opposite of rejection is acceptance, to be chosen, to be wanted - but it's an 'impossible bind here' She explains how sexual pursuers can send more direct messages by asking why they haven't had sex with their partner.