Am I Right to Trust?

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I want to believe in the goodness of people in general, but especially those around me. I feel like trusting in the goodness of others is the difference between heaven and hell, but I also want the truth. Is it right for me to let go and trust the conclusions of people around me? Does my support system truly have my best interests in mind? Are they conspiring in any way to keep anything secret? I feel like I have to take a leap of faith (complete trust) if I want to continue recovery.

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I don’t know. Probably they do. I’m suspicious of people but I trust my doctors and therapists and a few other main ppl that are supposed to support me my therapist seems genuine but I’m a sweet deal she takes both my insurances so it’s free I’ve been seeing her for 4 years but she’s very trustworthy I’d say of all ppl and my psychiatrist isn’t bad either or my gp

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You can’t trust others just off the bat. Trust needs to be earned. Otherwise you’re setting yourself up to be taken advantage of.

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Thanks and I agree it’s true

My mom told me throw ■■■■ on a wall it’ll eventually stick but I think you gotta use discipline rather and don’t throw the ■■■■ at all. Patience but persistence and discretion

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i have paranoia so i dont trust anyone but i dont prejudge, i create no expectations, so i dont think bad things about people. but that has nothing to do with trust. i trust no one. the only people i trust is my parents and my 2 brothers.

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I was very naive most of my life and I trusted almost everyone. What a fiasco it turned out. Today I am very selective in whom I trust.

There are a lot of wolves in sheeps clothing out there. A snake can shed its skin many times but will always remain a snake. Be carefull who you let into your life.

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I feel like everyone used to trust me. Then I changed cuz I had to and everyone stopped trusting me even if I didn’t stop being trustworthy. I get why. People are reactive and scared of changes. Especially if they witness it from a distance. I kinda changed who I wanted to hang out with too but in the end everybody feared me. Even the ppl who I tried to be cool with. I had different plans. And those who influenced me held it against me that I changed. You’re right a lot of snakes.

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