Trusting anyone is a leap of faith. As I have become emotionally stronger, I fear other people less, including therapists. Being more vulnerable can curiously make you more able to weather the digs and slights that are a part of being part of the world.

Nowadays, being defensive about everyone and everything just takes a bucketload more energy than I'm willing to spend. Having more energy to devote to positive exchanges rather than defending myself against hypothetical dangers has been a pleasurable experience for me.

I'm not afraid of much anymore, and certainly not a therapist, and certainly not trusting my own.