Yolandi Visser Quotes

I don't have any fear of intimacy, but rather thrive on it, which is rare in a public person.

I feel like the more I share, the more relatable I am.

We all need somebody to talk to. It would be good if we talked... not just pitter-patter, but real talk. We shouldn't be so afraid, because most people really like this contact; that you show you are vulnerable makes them free to be vulnerable.

Vulnerability is the birthplace of connection and the path to the feeling of worthiness. If it doesn't feel vulnerable, the sharing is probably not constructive.

Seeing guys in their most vulnerable state talking about their bodies gives me an opportunity to talk about everything. Once they open up about their appearance, then usually they are willing to open up about pretty much everything.

I've become so much more comfortable divulging things I've never talked about before, honing in on certain relationships that everyone can relate to.

I want to know everything about you, so I tell you everything about myself.

When you get that opportunity to be honest and open with somebody, for the first time, and share things about yourself that you haven't been able to share before, that you might be scared of or ashamed about, that's really exhilarating, and I think that's something that people will really identify with.

I'm just not very comfortable talking about my emotions on a normal, day-to-day basis.

There is a difference between vulnerability and telling people everything about yourself. Vulnerability is a feeling. Telling everyone about yourself is just facts and details.

Fear is the great enemy of intimacy. Fear makes us run away from each other or cling to each other but does not create true intimacy.

My only hope to receive love is to let you see who I am, then I may believe you.

My best advice would be that you have to be vulnerable with each other. Like, everyone says you have to be honest, you have to communicate; like, yes, of course, but you gotta be willing to be vulnerable.

I don't like hiding. I do like to keep certain things to myself, but at the end of the day, I'm eighteen, and I'm going to fall in love.

Be willing to share all of who you are. So many of us want a partner, but we're not willing to show all of us.

You've gotta share what's going on in your mind.

You can only love and be loved to the extent that you know and are known by somebody.

I haven't always been vocal about my feelings, especially in a relationship.

Relationships in general make people a bit nervous. It's about trust. Do I trust you enough to go there?

I seek to be authentic and engaging, using my own experiences, being as vulnerable as I ask my clients to be, to enhance the process.

People are dying to tell you their secrets; it's just a matter of getting the conversation going in the right direction. If you just let people fill the silence, they will let you the most extraordinary things. I sometimes wonder if afterward they remember what they've said.

Vulnerability is the essence of romance. It's the art of being uncalculated, the willingness to look foolish, the courage to say, 'This is me, and I'm interested in you enough to show you my flaws with the hope that you may embrace me for all that I am but, more important, all that I am not.'

Communication is so much better when people are vulnerable.

You can ask me pretty much anything. There'll be things I'll go, 'That feels a little too personal.' But most things I don't have a fear of being asked about.

It takes a lot of courage to show your dreams to someone else.