Is Having Trust Issues a Bad Thing ?
What Exactly is “ TRUST ”?
Trust , or the faith and confidence we place in others , is basically a culmination of expectation , desire , and belief .
One of our readers from Indonesia called Iqbal has asked this question .
“ He goes on to explain :”
( Since I was in high school I haven ’ t been talking to many people . I trusted people once , and they kept letting me down , so it makes me picky when I want to make friends . Is it wrong to be this way ? I know that living in the past isn ’ t good . But doesn ’ t the past give us experience to learn from ? )
My answer is yes ; the past does give us valuable lessons and insights . Without reflecting on our past decisions and actions we would very likely repeat the same mistakes over and over again . So in my experience it isn ’ t bad to reflect on the past . But there is a difference between reflecting on the past , and living in the past . We ’ ll explore this more soon .
Is it healthy living with trust issues ? Is having a trust issue a bad thing ?
But First ….
What Exactly is “ TRUST ”?
Trust , or the faith and confidence we place in others , is basically a culmination of expectation , desire , and belief .
For example , if I trust that you will keep my secret , I have the expectation that you will not tell anyone , the desire that you will keep my secret safe , and the belief that you should do this for me either because it is morally