Do you think people who can't trust others, can be trusted themself?
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- sweetcakes -
ANSWERS: 17
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Maybe... If they cant trust me...how can I trust them to trust me to trust them?
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in a word, probaly no,
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Yes I do...You can be extremely trustworthy and have been burned once too often, so you set up protective safeguards just so you won't be disappointed. That's like asking "can someone who has been betrayed be faithful"..of course one can remain faithful. You are who you are..what happens to you does not have to change who you are in terms of how you treat others..it may change how you allow others to treat you! Happy Thursday! :) ((hugs))
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I think people who can't trust others have been damaged emotionally, probably as kids. For example, a child who's been sexually abused by a parent or other supposedly trustworthy person is likely to have a huge problem trusting people, long into adulthood. I wouldn't think such a problem necessarily means he or she is untrustworthy, though. On the other hand, maybe someone who can't trust others is so damaged that he's emotionally unstable and therefore, can't be trusted. Someone with a diagnosed personality disorder who doesn't take his or her medication, for example. It's hard to trust anyone whose behavior is unpredictable. Great question, sweetcakes, and wonderful to see you again.
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Hey sweets, As for your question, i think it can sometimes, as Rosie said- sometimes other people can just be burnt too many times. But occasionally you will find someone that wont trust their s/o because they know what they think and do themselves...
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It just means that its a bit harder to earn their trust as opposed as them earning our trust.
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Good question ! Yes I do believe that.
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i think it depends on the reason why the person doesn't trust others. if they don't trust people because of past personal reasons; have been abused, cheated on, etc. then most likely they can be trusted if they don't trust people because they themselves know they aren't loyal and have done shady things to other people then most likely they can't be trusted. it all depends on the person and the situation
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I feel that they can be trusted.You just have to prove that you can be trusted before they can trust.
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Good question! Nope.
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Once a person has trouble trusting others, generally has been hurt badly emotionally by those they trusted and that trust was betrayed. Then, you lose trust in yourself to trust others as well. You lose perspective of yourself and have a difficult time trying to figure or not if you can trust yourself to trust the next person, hoping that that person wont turn on you. Trust is important to have. When you are betrayed and hurt many times over, it hurts and your heart can be hardened. As they say, harden not your heart.
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It depends on too many circumstances, thus I believe in this quote: Trust instinct to the end, even though you can give no reason. Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882) U.S. poet, essayist and lecturer.
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Not necessarily.
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Yes, they can be trusted, sometimes, more so, they have usually have been hurt by someone that they trusted, and are afraid of trusting anyone, for fear of being betrayed again.
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i am especially suited for answering this question... i have a really difficult time trusting people i don't know, and an almost as difficult time trusting those that i DO know. however, i am very very trustworthy, and a good confidential friend to many people. i have ideals that i think people should live up to, including myself, but i rarely expect anybody else to live up to those standards... makes life difficult sometimes. i just think that it would be totally hypocritical for a person to not trust other people if they were not trustworthy, themselves!
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i think it is possible but trust is not something given but earned.
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Yes. I dont trust people. Its not something...I do very often, if at all. Because I believe that trust is a big thing, which makes me always strive to be the most trustworthy person I can be. When someone tells me something that is confidential, there is no doubt that it will stay that way. I hold peoples secrets as well as I hold my own, and am proud of the fact that under any circumstance, nothing has been said that shouldnt have been. I think that people who dont trust others...might just be the people you can trust the most. Though, it really depends on the person. ~+~
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