Trust

“What’s the point of trusting anyone if no one wants to hear you?” ― Another Patient

Part of me just wants to stop trusting people all together. Wants to get rid of this pesky little fear of not being believed by just keeping everything private. Wants to never be heard by anyone ever again. But we find it so hard to fight the urge that we get around “kind” people, around gentle souls who are willing to listen for a moment—the desperation to find someone who will please believe me.

Yet, all it does is get us hurt. Betrayed. Silenced. How are we even supposed to know who to trust when our brain is hard-wired to more easily open up to strangers than familiar faces? What do you do when people want to hear you, but no one understands you? Why keep trusting people when you don’t—can’t—trust yourself?

I think I’d really like to stop trusting people.