Isolation Is a Protection Mechanism for Guys That Are Struggling to Connect With Their Partner

i do this exercise at weekends and retreats that i run with men where i'll partner them up. what's the strongest relationship that you have that you have in your life is it with another man a friend of yours is in your relationship? Is it with your partners with a family member or is it with this inner critic that is constantly berating you, pulling you apart and verbally abusing you  it becomes very clear um the byproduct of their isolation that as they're isolating themselves more and more and more even though they think that it's out of protection they're moving themselves closer and closer to this sort of abusive self-relationship again.