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E288 - Why Intimate Relationships Overwhelm You (& How to Feel Safer)

E288 - Why Intimate Relationships Overwhelm You (& How to Feel Safer)

Update: 2025-08-21
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Do you associate intimate relationships with panic, overwhelm, chronic gut pain or the feeling of being trapped?

Well, then you’re not alone. I had this for years and my biggest wish was to just “feel normal” and relaxed with my partner.

But the good news is, there is a way to make relationships not feeling so painful and anxiety driven anymore.

After a handful of exhausting breakups and through years of therapy I figured out 5 game changing lessons, that completely transformed my relationship life.

Therefore in this video today, I will reveal to you why intimate relationships might overwhelm you in the first place and what exactly you can do to finally feel safer.


► Links and Resources:

Physical Symptoms Episode:

https://youtu.be/lwhrWvjcOq0?si=0JBQbqOVUHVI_vQLHypervigilance Episode:

https://youtu.be/Mhoa6_53StI?si=tHy3yB4DUlBO12EF

4 Attachment Styles Episode:

https://youtu.be/1S-YK065XLA?si=8L1AFSK39AvABNoX

Sensory Processing Sensitivity Article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sensory_processing_sensitivity


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► Episode Timestamps:

00:00 Intro

00:56 The Uneasy Gut Feeling

02:55 What’s Behind The Overwhelm

07:55 Lesson 1: Understanding My Sensitive Nervous System

10:18 Lesson 2: Understanding & Expressing My Needs

12:37 Lesson 3: Learning To Name My Emotions

14:22 Lesson 4: Understanding My Lack Of Boundaries

16:24 Lesson 5: Building Inner Holding (Self-Containment)


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E-Mail: info@understandable.net


► Hi, my name is Robert! I create videos about childhood trauma & attachment theory.

My content aims to help you transform trauma-driven reactions that block you, so you can embrace a life full of happiness, safe & loving relationships, and self-confidence. :)


► Disclaimer: None of the contents are therapeutic or medical recommendations. The contents are not to be understood as therapeutic-medical instructions and are neither intended as professional health advice nor as education.

I am not a health professional myself. My content is based on research and my personal experiences working with various therapists as a client for three years.

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E288 - Why Intimate Relationships Overwhelm You (& How to Feel Safer)

E288 - Why Intimate Relationships Overwhelm You (& How to Feel Safer)

Robert Siegers