Hi Sanzio, you did well to post a little bit about yourself, that took courage. Hopefully you will find that posting about yourself becomes easier over time. Even being here and reading other people's posts can be helpful as you will see that too many people are lonely and find it difficult to open up.

Your problems with intimacy certainly won't have been helped by your family starving you of affection as a child, but as you rightly point out your nature too has a part to play. Trying to work out how much is nurture and how much is nature is something that really does need professional help. I hope that you can think about trying again with a different therapist. Finding the right therapist can be tricky, and you might have to try several before you find one that you feel comfortable with.