How do childhood trust issues impact adult partnerships?

Building trust and learning how to trust play crucial roles in trauma recovery, particularly in how individuals navigate relationships while healing from past wounds. Tanner explores into the intricate dynamics of forming closeness and withdrawing in relationships, underscoring the influence of childhood trust issues on adult partnerships. Tanner, drawing from his personal experiences and intuitive insights, acknowledges the complexity of developmental trauma and its impact on one's ability to trust both themselves and others. She views trust as essential to restoring secure attachments, advocating for self-awareness and growth in partners to help break free from destructive relational patterns and guide trauma survivors towards healing.

Key TakeAways

- Trust issues from childhood trauma can affect adult relationships and lead to maladaptive patterns in partner selection.

- Safe individuals who are self-aware and committed to healing are essential in navigating trust issues and forming secure attachments.

- Childhood trauma survivors may misinterpret cues of safety and danger due to an autonomic nervous system developed in response to repeated terrifying experiences.

- Adult survivors of childhood trauma may view the world through the lens of their wounded younger selves, hindering their ability to trust and establish healthy boundaries.

- Identifying the age at which trust was lost due to traumatic experiences is crucial in understanding and addressing deep-seated trust issues for healing.

Actionable Insights

- Identify safe people who are self-aware and willing to evolve in relationships

- Navigate trust issues with a shared commitment to healing and growth

- Recognize and address wounded inner parts to work towards healing

- Connect significant traumatizing events to current trust issues for healing

- Understand the developmental timeline of traumatic events for insights into root of trust issues