According to Osho, the fear of intimacy is the anxiety of dropping our defenses and exposing our vulnerability before a perpetual stranger—including ourselves. Conditioned by repressions, taboos, and self-condemnation, we keep masks and distance while still craving closeness. Intimacy requires risking openness: accepting oneself totally, cleansing inner wounds, and, through meditation, having nothing to hide—then meeting becomes a joyous union of two flames.
It’s being scared to show the real you because you think someone might hurt you if they see your soft spots.