Psychologists see this compulsive self-reliance as a defensive strategy - protection against deep-seated feelings of vulnerability.

心理学家把这种强制性的自我以来看做是一种防御策略——避免那种深植心底的挫败感。

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That is the trick, after all, of Ms. Shteynshleyger's work: Prickly self-protection coexists with supreme vulnerability.

毕竟这就是Shteynshleyger作品的技巧所在：仙人掌形的自我保护与极端的内心脆弱并存。

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Working with people in the Haven style means risking vulnerability, revealing self, seeing others clearly, and trusting in the process.

成为一个“海文学派”导师，意味着呈现脆弱，呈现真实的自己，清楚地看见别人，在过程中建立信任。

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Well-meaning adults "may foster in children with low self-esteem the very emotional vulnerability they are trying to prevent, " the study says.

WSJ: The Right Level of Self-Esteem for a Child