How to make friends even tho you are scared
Hii, I am struggling with making friends. I've had only one best friend in my life and it turned out to be a toxic and manipulative relationship. The whole friendship was a lie. In the past i've also had bad experiences when I thought i could trust someone but turned out i couldnt. Currently, im having trouble trusting my friends and spending time with them even though they are super loving and caring. they always say things like "you can tell me anything" but ive been told this too many times to count and it would turn out to be a lie. Any tips on how to stop isolating yourself from friends and how to learn to trust again?
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@forestshadow
Sadly, many of us have put trust in others that ended up not being trustworthy.
There is not one way to protect yourself from someone breaking your trust even if they have been a great friend for a long time. IMO also it is not worth being superficial friends and not trust enough to share our thoughts. I think we all would like the answer to that question. I just keep trying to find those I can talk to openly have been burned a few times but in general think I have had more positive than negative.
In general, I avoid those who press for information or say things like "it is ok tell me anything" those were statements I had from the most untrustworthy people.