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Started by jillian, September 29, 2011, 06:02:47 PM

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jillian

everyday it seems more difficult to trust even the closest people to me.

i am terrified of being hurt.

Ive never felt more vulnerable in my life.

What happened to my confidence

its almost like i dont deserve a good life
or so i think

then theres the question, what is a good life?

what if everyone is like "i told you so"

am i the only one whose transition drives them a little crazy?
does this mean that im not a trans girl?

why cant i trust people?

i just want to be beautiful

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jillian

I go from feeling grattitude for having people in my life and feelings of pure love

to feelings of distrust and picking apart talks and body language.

which one is it.

do people love me and i am delusional for thinking they are out to get me?

or are people out to get me and im delusional for thinking they love me?

someone else has had to deal with this.

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kelly_aus

I find life is easier if I take people at face value and don't try and second guess their feelings..
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JessicaH

When in doubt, I try to go with the basic idea that people are good and have good intentions. If you are wrong about that, there is usually little negative reprecussion. If you assume the worst, you end up alienating everyone and you have no friends. Choose love..  :-)   
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justmeinoz

I had major trust issues after my marriage ended. Now though I don't depend on other's reactions to feel good about myself.  If things don't turn out the way I hoped, because someone else didn't act the way I expected they would that's their problem, and I am not upset.  It took a long time top get to this point, and it took a lot of therapy, but it can be done.
First though, look after yourself.  The rest of the world is big enough to look after itself.
Karen.
"Don't ask me, it was on fire when I lay down on it"
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justmeinoz

It does help if you spend a few years in the Police, you tend to develop a thick skin.  You go home at the end of the shift, the ones giving you abuse stay inside!

Karen
"Don't ask me, it was on fire when I lay down on it"
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Amaranth

I have most of these problems quite often.  I've been thinking I might need something for paranoia, but it seems to subside a little when I stop trying to pass en femme.  Even around people I know very well, I feel that if I don't pass well enough, they'll just see me and judge me to no avail, so I stopped trying for the moment.  I've also noticed the same thing after simply being open and coming out.  As you've said, it might be delusion. 

The trick for me was to realize that people close to you can very well hurt you, and not to be blindsided by it, but at the same time accept that they probably won't.  I let them know that if they do, they don't deserve that position in my life, and will be cast out and left as nothing but a meaningless blip in my past.  Problem solved.

It's not everyone's preferred approach, but it works for me; I prefer invulnerability.  I guess it could be described as acceptance of insecurity that won't go away, but coming to terms with it and emotionally shielding against or preparing to evade anything that you perceive could happen.  It's tricky, though, like a mental puzzle; there has to be a balance of walls and bridges in all the right places to be safe but happy.  I hope you figure it out in a way that makes you happy.
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jesse

trust is an issue i can identify with i haven't been able to really trust anyone since i was 14 for reasons i wont go into but the point is its a toxic condition left unchecked it becomes extremely hard to connect emotionally to other people and humans are social animals. if you add to what me in oz statted about being and ex cop as i was also you begin to see the negative in other people and it compiles the issues. just my thoughts on this
Jessi
like a knife that cuts you the wound heals but them scars those scars remain
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blair

I definitely understand your thinking. It's actually interesting that I came across this thread tonight because one of the people I subscribe to on youtube has a video called "trust" dealing with this issue, and I just watched it a few hours ago.

Here's the link if you want it: Trust
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