Emotional Intelligence, Daily. Start now: https://www.theschooloflife.com/subscription/ Everything is perfect. You’ve met someone wonderful, the connection is deep, and the future looks bright—so why does the sudden urge to run away feel so overwhelming? You aren't crazy, and you aren't alone. For many of us, being loved intensely triggers a deep-seated "fear of engulfment." It’s an understandable, logical panic born from the past, where independence was our only protection. In this film, we explore why we push away the love we crave and how we can learn to stay, be vulnerable, and tame the fear of losing ourselves in another. #Relationships #FearOfIntimacy #TheSchoolOfLifeUnlock all the content of The School of Life with a subscription to our podcast, articles, videos, and exercises, specially tailored to your needs. Get weekly insights for better relationships, deeper self-knowledge, and inner calm straight to your inbox. Sign up for more ideas, plus 10% off your first shop order: https://www.theschooloflife.com/signup/ You can read more on this and other subjects in our articles, here: https://www.theschooloflife.com/article/the-fear-of-engulfment/ “It is a permanently extremely curious idea: that love - the thing we think we crave and miss so much when we are alone - might frighten us. That we operate, all of us to some degree, with a fear of engulfment…” OUR COLLECTIONS https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLwxNMb28XmpcEwc0qydf2jSszQFSht81E https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLwxNMb28XmpckOvZZ_AZjD7WM2p9-6NBv https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLwxNMb28XmpeUL1vz9Su7OmeghBDgmj7X https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLwxNMb28XmpeypJMHfNbJ4RAFkRtmAN3P https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLwxNMb28XmpcpxBm1RoGRx4mVKNRIrKkG https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLwxNMb28Xmpcp7jXVszdNruKUtHZ2zuZb https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLwxNMb28Xmpfv2COuuJaKzy6E2n8nSMdi https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLwxNMb28Xmpc1qCJ6RYYh4rKNOOlKtFIK SOCIAL MEDIA Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theschooloflifelondon/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-school-of-life/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@theschooloflife?lang=en CREDITS Written and Narration: Alain De Botton Animation: Diego Lodeiros https://diegolodeiros.com/