How Do You Develop Trust In Relationships After Trauma?
Trust is hard. It is something that cannot be bought and sold, but can slip through your fingers like sand at the beach. Trust takes time to build and is even more difficult for people with trauma history. In order to develop trust in a relationship you have to be willing to be vulnerable. This requires a conscious choice to put your feelings on the line. Not everyone is like whoever hurt you. When you have been hurt severely in the past, whether in childhood, adolescence, or adulthood, it is important to recognize how this can linger. It may effect your ability to develop trusting relationships even when you crave them. Identify the places this trauma pain lingers. Go to therapy. Not everyone is a therapy fan, however it can help. If abandonment issues and other issues brought about by trauma are preventing you from developing the type of healthy relationships you want with others, seek help. Don’t spill your whole life story and most vulnerable points to a person the first day you me
