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How long does it usually take to establish trust with the T?
I have trust issues and have a hard time trusting people but it didn’t take me long to notice that I had started trusting T. He actually doubted my trust at first because he thought that it would take longer. But I explained it to him and he said that he did believe the trust was there. I’m curious as to how I was able to trust T so much earlier than in the past. Is that unusual for that to happen? |
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Some T’s ain’t never trusted after 3-4 years. Current T started being trusted the first session, scared the crap out of me the second session but now has more trust from me than anyone in my life ever has.
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There is no set answer here, everyone is different. It takes, as long as it takes
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I have trust issues but for some reason I trusted my T almost instantly. Of course, that freaked me out and now 3 years later I still consistently look for reasons not to trust him. It's a fun game... not really.... but at least I know what's going on.... |
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That is different for each individual.
Personally, I tend to trust first yet stay open to altering my opinion if I see evidence to the contrary. I don't mind having to alter my feeling of trust for an individual. While I may be disappointed that the person doesn't live up to what I originally thought of them, I have peace that I gave them a fair shake and confidence that I don't defensively mistrust people by default. |
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I can totally relate to having trust issues but trusting T almost immediately and being surprised by it. I was thinking about that and was curious as to why that happened. Maybe I felt safe, heard, and understood from the beginning.
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Trust is a process. Especially with T's I have come to realize that I trust in steps. It isnt that I all of a sudden wake up one day and completely trust them. In my first appointment with Emdr T I could tell she was caring and compassionate. I trusted that she would do her best and wanted to help me and would be gentle. I was able to open up. A few months in we started going deeper into my abuse story and she asked some questions. I stopped and told her we needed to back up and work on my trusting her more. she was great about it and we spent the next few appointments doing just that. There have been times where we have had to slow down and I have had to work on the next level of trust. A huge part of the trust for me us knowing that I can tell her when I need to slow down and and build more of the foundation. It is important for me to know that she doesnt take it personally nor get defensive. We have been working together for 21 months. Until working with her I though you either trusted somebody completely or you don't.
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I don't trust people at all. I trust my therapist to do her job when I am with her, but I don't trust her with my self, if that makes sense.
I find that some people who trust very easily and quickly can also fall out of trust very easily and quickly. It seems the trust isn't very secure. Would you say this is true of you? |
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Maybe it’s because I was hurt by my last T and he was careful not to do the same thing ex-T did and I thanked him for being careful to protect my safe place. He is so much different than my ex-T and my ex-pdoc. After all of the pain that occurred with ex-T and ex-pdoc, my current T was like coming up for fresh air. He has helped me more than the other 2. |
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I’ve known my T 16 years and have been working with him for two. I am still working on trusting him. The first year and a bit was brutal - there was almost no trust. I’ve really worked on trusting him since last fall and I’ve made some progress. It’s not 100% but it’s about 99%. I don’t really hold anything back from him anymore, although some things take me longer to express than others.
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