'Sexual/verbal/physical abuse'? Sounds to me like you keep people at a safe emotional distance in order to avoid being hurt. Seems pretty logical to me; I wouldn't want people getting that close either. As long as it's not bothering you, I don't see why you should worry about it. Of course, if you seriously yearn for close friendships and so on, feel free to go ahead and worry. -_^
Ahh, thanks so much. I was kind of thinking that was what it was, but the way that the psychologist said it to me kind of sounded bad. Then I was curious/anxious/etc.