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Old Feb 13, 2011, 10:32 AM
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Salukigirl, I'm glad you said your boyfrin is willing to go to therapy and try opening up. In your initial post you said something about forcing him to open up. That sent up a huge red flag for me. IMHO we should never try to force someone to open up. If we want someone to trust us enough to open to us we sure as heck shouldn't try and force them into it. That's counterproductive. From your second post I see my initial understanding was wrong.

back to your original question....

I would be reluctant to use any chemical to encourage someone to open up. Like Fool Zero mentioned, "insights" gathered under the influence tend to not seem so insightful when the chemical wears off.
You say your boyfriend has opened up to you and told you things he never told anyone else. Why do you want him to open up even more? To me learning to open up is a matter of trust. Trust is not something that can be forced or hurried. People develop trust over time. Maybe he needs more time to open up more?
Thanks for this!
salukigirl