What can be reasons for some persons to not talk openly about their feelings or problems and close themselves even when a person talks about their own feelings or situations that make them feel a certain way?? I mean like escaping from emotions, not letting guards down to connect or vent. What is it that gets in the mind when you can see a person being vulnerable but enter in that push mood to not touch those waters about them but also about you? That feeling of discomfort to skim that topic even when you feel bad don't talk about it even when someone cares about u to ask, create a safe space or making the effort to encourage you

Do you think it has to do with something not developed in childhood? Parents? Trust issues? Have you minimize your feelings bc when you express it you can't do it right so you're seen like an Exaggeration or tantrum and you fall into internalizing that perception?
Do you want CERTAIN attention from someone? That person asking you, seeing you?


I have thought about little grade of empathy too but don't think it's always the case much less when it's shown in another ways like jokes, posting, moments of break where words like saying "I want to cry" while being drunk