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Intimacy Brentwood In many relationships the problems that couples deal with are problems of intimacy. The importance of this in a relationship differs from person to person but can have a profound effect on the success or failure of a couple's relationship. Intimacy does not just refer to the feelings between two people who are romantically involved, however. It can also refer to the feeling that two people have towards each other whether they are friends, family, or have some other connection that can result in different kinds of intimacy. Brentwood psychologist Dr Fibus can help people deal with intimacy issues but only once people are aware that they are and what the nature of the issues is. One of the things that many people fail to understand about intimacy is just what it is. For most people the first thought that comes into their mind when they consider intimacy is some sort of physical or sexual relationship between two people. They might think that it refers to how comfortable two people are in terms of their physical and sexual proximity to one another. This kind of intimacy is referred to as physical intimacy and while being one of the most common types is not the only kind of intimacy that exists. Emotional intimacy can exist between two close friends or siblings and refers to the unspoken lines of communication that the two individual's share. It suggests a kind of empathy on the part of both parties to understand the other party in a specific way. Intellectual intimacy is often found amongst friends or colleagues and refers to a mutual respect for a person's mind, their thoughts, and their experiences. In many romantic relationships, the concept of intimacy is a combination of all the kinds mentioned that come together to create a specific intimacy. Brentwood psychologist Dr Fibus understands this and can help people work through it. There are two important factors that many believe is the basis for intimacy. Brentwood psychologists may differ on some aspects but as a basis they are trust and empathy. Trust is ability to know that you can trust the other person with anything and that they will never betray that trust. Empathy is the ability to understand another person's point of view or to see the world and situation through their eyes. Without sufficient trust there cannot be enough closeness between two parties to elicit intimacy and without empathy there cannot be the unspoken understanding of each other's feelings that is an important part of intimacy. For many couples the problems with their relationships lie in intimacy. Brentwood psychologist Dr Fibus can help identify the problems and perhaps seek a solution to the problem. A relationship based in trust that is careful to take into consideration both party's feelings is one that has the correct recipe to lead to a certain degree of intimacy.
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