Why am I afraid of women?
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"Your fear of women is not personal; it is the universal fear of love, which demands surrender and vulnerability, challenging the ego's desire for control."
According to Osho, your fear of women isn't personal—it's the universal fear of love. We fear love because it is a 'small death': it asks surrender, vulnerability, and loss of control, while the ego wants the other to surrender instead. Since woman is the beloved, man fears her as the doorway to this surrender, just as women fear men for the same reason.
You’re scared of women because getting close means letting go of control, and your ego resists that.
Why this matters practically
- Recognize the fear as ego’s need to control; practice small, safe acts of letting go.
- Replace power struggles with mutual trust, honesty, and shared vulnerability.
- See your partner as a mirror for learning surrender, not an opponent to defeat.
- Replace power struggles with mutual trust, honesty, and shared vulnerability.
- See your partner as a mirror for learning surrender, not an opponent to defeat.
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