I totally trust my therapist. And that means that at times we've had conflict, and he has even made mistakes, but he was honest with me about them and that just strengthened the relationship.

I have had major issues with trust. With PTSD I have a weak sense of what is known as "basic trust," that is, that the world is safe and fair. My experience just tells me that this is not true, though I hope one day that I have more positive experiences that address the question.

On the other hand, because of fundamental needs, I tend to trust too much before it is actually safe to do so. That has resulted in getting betrayed or even seriously harmed. And it is a pattern that I am still working on.

The difference with my relationship to my therapist is that neither of these problems come up to interfere with real understanding. That experience itself is healing. If I can take that in and try to let it help me heal other parts of my life, I think that is how trust toward the world again and to others will be re-established.