Trust

I have been thinking about this for a whil now and spent some time noticing how I interact with a variety of people. What I have come to realise more and more is, fundamentally I just don't trust other people! 

With people I've just met I don't trust they will act appropriately, be kind, considerate, non-selfish, etc, etc. Then with people I do know (and especially since getting diagnosed) I just don't believe they are being honest towards me, not judging me behind my back, and ultimately won't let me down and just turn out to be fake. 

I hate to say it, but even with my partner to some extent. It wouldn't entirely surprise me if she said she'd met someone else because I was too much to deal with! Even though at the moment she says she's not bothered about me being Aspie.

What are other people's thoughts, feelings, experience with Trust. Is it something that comes easily or something you struggle with?

Parents
  • I think that there are different levels of trust, and different areas that a person would be deemed trustworthy. I know that there's a common belief to completely trust somebody as if it's all-or-nothing, but I don't think that's quite right. I mean the realistic thing is to trust them with certain areas of your life. You can tell them certain things like personal matters, but you don't just give away your personal id, life savings, credit cards, and everything to just anyone.

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  • I think that there are different levels of trust, and different areas that a person would be deemed trustworthy. I know that there's a common belief to completely trust somebody as if it's all-or-nothing, but I don't think that's quite right. I mean the realistic thing is to trust them with certain areas of your life. You can tell them certain things like personal matters, but you don't just give away your personal id, life savings, credit cards, and everything to just anyone.

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