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Do you find it impossible to trust people because of past experiences?

I'm even worried my oldest friends will turn on me one day

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summersong · F

I used to think I had trouble trusting but really I trust very easily when I have reason to be comfortable doing so.

AliceMortem · 31-35, F

@summersong I used to but I learnt pretty quickly to protect myself. I'm not even sure I can fully open up these days

summersong · F

@AliceMortem that's understandable.

sogdianrock · 61-69, M

hi Adelh91
so do not trust entirely. Trust your oldest friends mostly but keep something back. That is sensible as you experience has proven.
best wishes
:)

AliceMortem · 31-35, F

@sogdianrock I find it so sad that everything seems simple as a child, then you grow up and realise that people are really only out for themselves

UndeadPrivateer · 31-35, M

I have very literally been betrayed by one of my oldest friends, so yeah, to some degree I do. I'm almost always suspicious of people's motives and trust can be hard to truly earn from me. That doesn't mean I won't superficially trust in someone, at least, though. And I don't mean superficially as in the trust is fake, it is still trust, just that there is a hanging suspicion underneath it.

Kind of like a "I trust this person... [i]but do I really? 🤔" Which is usually followed by "Yeah, I guess so."