Trauma & Trust

Early trauma can have a very severe impact on ability to trust, both ourselves and others. As babies and children, it is our natural inclination to trust our parents and caregivers, as we love them and we are entirely dependent on them for our survival. It is an adult's job to prove themselves worthy of a child's trust. However, if the adults around us are not trustworthy, we may have to learn to ignore our own instincts and gut feelings, and to 'trust' instead the version of reality that they present to us, in order that we can survive.

This can cause a deep split in our psyche, which can take years to see, to understand and to heal.