[Gallagher]

I'm not good at saying what I mean without a great deal of effort, or ranting. I'm broken easily, even if temporarily, and rejection wears on me badly because it does take effort to reach out to begin with. When I get attached, it's very deeply, much more so than I'm typically able to express.

It's worse irl, too. You just. You don't touch me. You have to be extremely close to me for the hugs to be reciprocated, otherwise I just freeze. Getting intimate with partners is nearly impossible without a great deal of patience.

Neither my mind nor my body like to cooperate with my feelings.