Emotional Boundaries: Should Be Doors, Not Walls

In order to stop worsening loneliness

Tamanna I. Urmi
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Published in
8 min readSep 23, 2023

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Photo by Moren Hsu on Unsplash

We want love.

And, we want safety.

We want to be vulnerable.

And, we want to be respected.

Figuring out how to fulfill these contradictory needs is one of life’s biggest challenges.

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Tamanna I. Urmi
ILLUMINATION

Eclectic writer delving into mental wellness, fitness and growth, adventure, and math musings. South Asian in the US. MIT'16 and current NEU Ph.D. student.