Tuesday, December 28, 2010
TRUST
I was watching a young singing celebrity interviewed by a Canadian. She was discussing how her music reflects her feelings and thoughts about life. How she wrote her own music and lyrics. The interviewer asked if she is ever cautious about sharing so much with the world? She missed the question and continued to talk about her latest album. I understood his question. The celebrity is sweet, young and somewhat naive to believe the world to be that trusting. In my training as a counsellor/therapist trust is a huge component of the therapeutic process. How to gain trust! How to recognize trust! How to keep a person's trust! Yes, be friendly, be nice but we do not have to trust everyone. We can allow the time to decide if we trust a new person or not. Honestly, not everyone is to be trusted. Being a good, honest person does not mean the rest of the world thinks the same way. Trust needs to be earned and honoured. If you are trusted with someone's information then keep it confidential. It is okay to leave a situation if trust has been broken. Trust is huge. We often forget how huge until we are caught in a vulnerable situation. So be careful to whom you share your feelings and thoughts. Definitely, be careful about anything financial. Have there been times your trust has been broken? Are you someone others can trust? What is your definition of trust?
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Trust is a big part of any relationship, whether personal or professional. I think we naturally trust everyone, to some extent, limiting how vulnerable we make ourselves, depending what we reveal, on how well we know them, and how important the relationship is.
ReplyDeleteSome losses of trust can be of minor importance; others can be catastrophic. If we trust a garage to fix our car and they do a poor job, we lose our trust in them but it's minor really. If we trust a spouse to be faithful and he/she betrays that trust, the act can end a marriage.
I suppose that complete trust is making yourself totally vulnerable to someone with the expectation that they would never intentionally cause you hurt or harm.