We’ve all been hurt. This is life, it’s hard to avoid it. Sometimes our experiences can leave us distrustful of people, relationships, or situations and can result in the defense mechanism of trust issues. Trust issues may protect us from hurt initially, and maintain protection until trust is established. But when trust issues are incorporated into our coping skills — meaning they become go-to behaviors — they keep us in unhealed hurt, perpetuate the distrust that keeps us guarded, and negatively affect new experiences moving forward. Trust issues can now become an obstacle to personal connection, love, and healthy relationships.
Trust issues can certainly get in the way of love, intimacy, vulnerability, and authenticity. We all have ways that don’t serve us, can sabotage our success, and even make situations worse, not better. I found this with trust issues. But I also found freedom and happiness just by taking on my trust issues to be free for good.
