Psychotherapy Trivia #3: The Evolution of Trust

🧬Trust is a fundamental aspect of our evolutionary history. Did you know that magicians rely on aspects of human trust, such as in the case of the ‘vanishing ball act’ to create their illusions? How do you think this translates to everyday life, with the relationships and social bonds you create?

🤝Trust and a strong therapeutical relationship between the therapist and the client is the foundation and a key drive of successful psychotherapy, regardless of the used method.

🔗 A trustworthy environment is essential for any quality and functional realtionship.

🦸‍♀️Trust is also a crucial super-power for children to have in order to build a healthy personality. Did you know, for example, that massive distrust experienced in childhood leads to attachment trauma and plays an important role in many psychiatric disorders and social estrangement?

🗣️ It is also a well known fact that confident parents can raise confident and trusting children. And the same goes with children often mimicking other traits of parents, even those that can be deeply detrimental later in their life. According to the psychoanalyst Erikson, development of basic trust is the first state of psychosocial development occurring, or failing, during the first two years of life (➡️ Erik Erikson | Department of Psychology (harvard.edu))

🌏 We experience a general crisis of trust in the world today. From politics, to science, to overall social cohesion. We must learn to be more resilient as individuals towards this wobbly time, and be able to stand tall and decide for ourselves in times of crises, whether it’s being hit by fake news, or toxic relationships. 🧠 We need to be able to critically think and act on our internal decisions with healthy confidence.

💪That is why we build and strengthen trust during psychotherapy working with tools like predictable behavior, transparent communication, firmness of attitudes, creating a feeling of security, empathy and harmony of words and actions.

🎲 Trust is like a bet and if you get it – it is like winning the lottery.

🫂Did you experience any kind of distrust in your life? I am happy to help you unpack and understand that

📱6 Surprising Truths About Trust (forbes.com - the article is over 10 years old - do you feel it is accurate and states some universal truths or do you feel there is more to trust and building it?): https://www.forbes.com/sites/carolkinseygoman/2013/10/02/6-surprising-truths-about-trust/

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