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David Richo is an American writer born in 1940. His works primarily focus on personal growth, spiritual cultivation, and interpersonal relationships, which are well-received by readers.

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“We can actually reconstruct our past by examining what we think, say, feel, expect, believe, and do in an intimate relationship now.”

Thinking Feels Believe Past Intimate Our Past Examining Intimate Relationships

Book:When the Past Is Present: Healing the Emotional Wounds that Sabotage our Relationships

Source: When the Past Is Present: Healing the Emotional Wounds that Sabotage our Relationships

“Trust in someone means that we no longer have to protect ourselves. We believe we will not be hurt or harmed by the other, at least not deliberately. We trust his or her good intentions, though we know we might be hurt by the way circumstances play out between us. We might say that hurt happens; it’s a given of life. Harm is inflicted; it’s a choice some people make.”

People Knows Way Believe Mean Play Might Happens Choices Given Hurt Circumstances Protect Intention Harm Good Intentions

Book:Daring to Trust: Opening Ourselves to Real Love and Intimacy

Source: Daring to Trust: Opening Ourselves to Real Love and Intimacy

“The more invested I am in my own ideas about reality, the more those experiences will feel like victimizations rather than the ups and downs of relating. Actually, I believe that the less I conceptualize things that way, the more likely it is that people will want to stay by me, because they will not feel burdened, consciously or unconsciously, by my projections, judgments, entitlements, or unrealistic expectations.”

People Way Want Feels Believe Ideas Reality I Believe My Own Judgment Expectations Projection Entitlement Ups & Downs Victimization Unrealistic Expectations

Book:Daring to Trust: Opening Ourselves to Real Love and Intimacy

Source: Daring to Trust: Opening Ourselves to Real Love and Intimacy

“The opposite of interpersonal trust is not mistrust. It is despair. This is because we have given up on believing that trustworthiness and fulfillment are possible from others. We have lost our hope in our fellow humans.”

Believe Humans Lost Given Despair Opposites Fellows Fulfillment Given Up Mistrust Trustworthiness Interpersonal

Book:Daring to Trust: Opening Ourselves to Real Love and Intimacy

Source: Daring to Trust: Opening Ourselves to Real Love and Intimacy