Use the Overcome Fear of Being Vulnerable Script to Help Guarded Clients Open Up

People who have been deeply hurt by a personal betrayal or never learned to be close to people sometimes decide, consciously or not, to protect themselves from future harm by closing themselves off to emotional intimacy. This can lead to feelings of isolation, poor mental health, and a strain on relationships with family, friends, and romantic partners.

The Overcome Fear of Being Vulnerable Hypnosis Script from The Script Collection was put together to help clients move past their guardedness and develop the inner strength to open up to others.

The script begins by establishing trust through an extended pre-talk that explains the origins and consequences of the fear of vulnerability. The fear is explained as a natural outgrowth of the human drive for self-preservation.

Through a sympathetic description of how the fear most commonly arises, the script establishes its authority on the subject and relates to the client's struggles. The client is reminded of the long-term effects that overguardedness can bring. Consequential feelings like loneliness are framed as the result of denying the "human need for emotional intimacy," which lowers the quality of life.

The goal of the session is explained as helping the client move past their rigid caution and become calmer and more comfortable with letting their guard down around people. The client is assured that the session will aid them in naturally healing from past emotional trauma and move into a place where they feel ready to more deeply connect with a few select others.

The client is guided to imagine a series of colored shapes, nature sounds, and the tactile sensations like their favorite clothing or warm bath. As they relax deeper, the client is encouraged to picture themselves weightlessly floating into pleasant memories and across dreamy landscapes. Embedded commands direct them to "heal, renew and restore" themselves at "every level" of their being.

The client is reminded that it is "normal and natural" to desire to protect themselves after having been wounded by someone else's behavior. They are led to pictures themselves in an "inner sanctuary" that exudes acceptance and love. An embedded command instructs them to "just be here."

In this place, the client discovers that each breath can feel like a minute, then an hour, then a day, and eventually a year. This feeling of time passing releases them from previous attitudes and a new perspective begins to form within the client.

Now, the client is led to feel a "powerful healing presence" that channels restorative energy into their being. The sensation flows through them until it reaches the source of their pain and begins to heal them from the inside with a light. Embedded commands instruct them to "soften and release" their guardedness as though they were unclenching a fist.

They are reminded that it is appropriate to move on from old patterns of behavior. An embedded command directs the client to "relax back into the real you."

The full script completes the session.

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Overcome Fear of Being Vulnerable is also available as an MP3 download.