I'm hoping for some advice about some feedback I'm frequently getting from partners, that I'm not a good communicator. To put this in perspective, I fully believe in communication. I'm very, very smart. I can always put exactly what I want into words. That goes for feelings, too. I can express exactly what I'm feeling, if I want to. The problem isn't communication, but choosing to avoid communicating. I can talk myself out of communicating for all kinds of reasons. I convince myself the other person isn't interested, doesn't care, is going to do whatever they want no matter what and I just have to deal with it, etc. I don't need to be told this is a problem; I have countless failed relationships to show me that I'm wrong in my approach. Can anyone who's actually struggled with this lend a hand and help me understand how to overcome this thing that's making me get in my own way?