When we have our trust broken, it’s tempting to replace trust with control. Alone doesn’t just happen when there’s no one around. Sometimes alone means you’re carrying the weight of something hard by yourself. It’s hard to rally and just get on with things when every move you make feels so very risky. It can be scary to trade the predictability we want for the risk of relationships with no guarantees. Sometimes when you get shockingly bad results from past decisions, it can make you hesitant to trust that you’re capable of making wise future decisions.
