If someone rushes/pressures you to share your vulnerabilities with them, resist. Someone who disregards your boundaries this way is often not really concerned with your pain, & wanting to soothe it, but with their own insecurity & desire to feel needed in a co-dependent way.

(Am thinking of quite a specific situation here of course. I understand people can be avoidant of their own emotions & issues & that can be frustrating, but we can’t ultimately disregard their autonomy)

(The ones who make you feel safe enough to share your pain with are the ones who know to ask, but not to pressure, who can wait as you gather courage to speak, or face what ails you. And when you finally do, they help you feel the safety of release.)