How do you learn to trust people again?
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Build yourself a strong character. The courage will come to open yourself for others with the risk of being hurt. But then you will know how much pain you can handle.
Honestly the best advice I have received. I have been questioning so much of my identity lately. I been wanting to rebuild but have found myself unsure what lesson to bring over, and what should be my future.
But I know I should keep trying. Thanks man.
I'm glad you found it useful.
Finally, Pray to God, and he will answer. Just know, it will take time (years, 5, 10, 20). Trust God, then you can trust yourself and then you can trust others.
I'm on the same journey.
Befriending Bitcoiners is a good start
A lot of us prefer the trustless approach.
How do you keep yourself from going insane? What do you bounce your thoughts off of so you know your own thoughts are still rational?
I just study situations, figure the risk, understand the risk, figure my acceptable risk tolerance, and move on.
nostr using key/pair trustless mechanisms? Perfect.
Friends, romantic friends, family, etc?
Choose people that fall under that acceptable risk metric, and accept it if you fail.
Sometimes you choose poorly. Sometimes people are skilled at deception. In any case things happen, accept those things, understand those things, adjust tacticts and try again.
How do I know my thoughts are rational? I don't. I accept that, and work with what I feel I understand.
I also come from a position that I know nothing. Am I responding to you right now? Or am I in a mental hospital imagining all of this?
Or some unknown unknown?
Mehbe that helps. I don't know. I wish you the best. Just don't give up. Giving up and ceding to anything but your rational facilities is the only way to lose.
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