Are past hurts and experiences interfering with your relationships?   It can be scary to trust others if you have experienced betrayal, abandonment, or have been harmed.  Surviving a trauma may leave you with an increased sense of vulnerability and confusion about what is safe.  You may be feeling lonely and isolated, but unsure of what do.  Therapy can provide the safety to explore trusting again.

Raymond talks about his experiences as a child and how they have affected him now:

“I had a very difficult relationship with my mother. She was very anxious and she came from an alcoholic family. She was very distant and wasn’t very loving to us kids. She eventually left us with my father, who was a tyrant. Now, I have never had a relationship with a woman that lasts very long. It’s like I’m always waiting for her to treat me like my mother did. You know, I really have a hard time trusting people. It seems like I keep waiting for somebody to set me up for a disappointment or looking for an angle. I keep thinking that the moment that things feel good, I’m going to be left wondering what I did wrong.”

If you have trust issues and have difficulty trusting others, if you live with barriers and walls, if you feel on-guard, on edge and have a constant mistrust for others and the world around you we encourage you to consult with one of our mental health specialists.