I, too, make many of those assumptions. I often make assumptions and they seem to be wrong most of the time. Instead of believing that my assumptions are wrong when I check and see if they are true, I do not trust what people say the truth is. I know this gets in the way, but trusting in my own inclinations is more important. One of my t's have told me time and time again, "feeling doesn't make it so". Do you think I believe that, no way.

I was pretty abused and neglected in my childhood.

Now the matter of trust...what's that? I don't trust very often. I find it very hard to trust people since most of them turn their backs on me or try to find a way to screw me over. I trust animals, not humans. I guess it's because I understand animals more than humans. I've been hurt one too many times by people. People must earn my trust, which takes almost a miracle to achieve sometimes. The miracle for me is to trust men. Men are the ones that have hurt me the most.