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Does PTSD Permanently Damage Your Trust Meter?

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I used to be one of the most trusting people I knew. If you told me 'X', I would believe you. And unless I was given reason to not trust, I did so freely and happily. And I used to give the benefit of the doubt and be very forgiving.

Now...*sigh* now it seems like if someone tells me 'X' I stand around waiting for them to do/say something (even if it's the tiniest discrepancy) that shows they were lying or using me or whatever. And I'm finding that if I feel I was used or lied to in any way-that's it, you're done in my book. No second chance, it's over.

I don't like this. It's a 180 from how I was before and I wonder if I'm ever going to get that part of myself back again.
 
I think this part of us heals with the rest of our healing. I am not the most trusting individuial yet. But I am learning to trust. I trust some people here, I am learning to trust my inlaws, I have had to learn to trust my husband. Again, I think it heals the more you do.
 
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