Lack of assertiveness

Few people have adequate self-respect to clearly and honestly communicate their needs in response to those of another. As a result, personal relationships are littered with fear of self-exposure, shame and deceit.

1. Fear of intimacy

1. Sycophancy
2. Subservience
3. Shame
4. Deception

1. Inhibiting shyness

1. Acute myocardial infarction

1. Being assertive
2. Abstaining from assertiveness

1. Unassertive
2. Lack