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1 " Eventually, they’ll even stop apologizing at all and turn it on you because they’ll tire of getting in trouble and will become frustrated that they can’t fool you. "
― Doe Zantamata , Happiness in Your Life - Book Four: Trust
2 " Traumatizing relationships where trust has been demolished are akin to falling off an emotional cliff. "
3 " Honesty is #1. If someone is repeatedly dishonest, you eventually won’t trust a single thing they say. If you’re honest in big things, little things, easy things, hard things, people will learn to value your word, even if it isn’t always what they wanted to hear. Consistency means that you can take someone at their word. Maybe not every single time, but most of the time. Inconsistency may not be a case of outright lying, but of indecision or being easily persuaded. This can look like the same thing as lying from the outside. It is very difficult to determine when you cannot trust someone like this, because when you speak with them, they seem so genuine in that moment. And they are. In that moment. But then they are just as genuine when someone else says something and they change to that opinion just as fast. “People pleasers” can often do this because they are fearful of disagreeing with anyone or any type of conflict. They will then inadvertently triangulate people and then they will think they are the victim in the scenario they created because they were “just trying to make everyone happy. "
4 " It’s a belief that you are against them and they have to be in control of what you believe is true to keep you around and keep them feeling like they’re holding the reins. "