Trust

Child abuse victims have no trust for anyone, including themselves. After being let down time and time again, it is very hard to trust anything in your life. I always wanted to believe that the abuse would stop, if only this or only that, etc. Today, I still have trust issues. When trying to make a relationship work, it is the trust factor that tears it all apart. I have a hard time just loving someone and trusting that it is real. The trust has to become from within myself. If I can trust me, then I can trust someone else. Abuse of any sort creates a sense of doubt. The key is in finding someone that understands this issue, and allows the time it takes to build that trust. Hence,a true love of one another can take place.