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Hi guys, Just making a list for myself of different kinds of trust and comparing how my "top 4" people rank in each one. Here's the ones i have so far:
Trusting person to handle what I tell them Trusting person to understand me Trusting person to believe what they tell me Trusting person to be there if I need them Trusting person to be able to be vulnerable with them Are there any other kinds of trust you guys can think of? I think it's important for me to know there's grey areas, it's something i've been working on, and this list is helping with that. My T ranks 1st on understanding me and being vulnerable with. So any additions please let me know LTF | |||
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Just thought of 2 more Trusting person not to lie to me (duh!) Trusting advice is in my best interests | ||||
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LTF, I would add being able to trust that they'll tell me the hard truths. I'm not always happy about what my T says to me but I can trust that its for my good. I also have a best friend I can trust to tell me when I'm off course. I really value it. I can hear it from them because I can really trust their care for me. Great list, and a great thing to think about it! My T and I once discussed trust and how everyone sees it as such a wonderful thing (which it can be and its vitally important to our relationships) but the other aspect is that its a terrifying and awful thing. In the bitter end, when you trust someone, you launch yourself without really being able to know with complete certainty that someone will catch you. There are good reasons why its so scary when your trust has failed in the past. AG ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Everything will be ok in the end. If it's not ok, then it's not the end." My blog: Tales of a Boundary Ninja | |||
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That's an important one too AG, thanks! I started reading "reinventing your life" today which is a less technical book about schema therapy. Mistrust/abuse is the schema i am most bothered with at the moment. And it lists ways it can show in relationships. I found it quite eye-opening so thought I might share:
I can see many of these things in my life and this makes me more aware of them so i can try to tackle them one by one. LTF | ||||
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