Is vulnerability always good? In one sense, yes. We were made for connection. Vulnerability is part of being seen, known, and loved. But there is a form of vulnerability that can quietly protect someone from a deeper kind of vulnerability at the intrapersonal level. For many anxiously attached people, interpersonal vulnerability comes easily. They can express fear, longing, hurt, sadness, and the need for reassurance. But when this becomes excessive, it can sometimes keep them from facing their