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1. Trust

What God taught me about trust was through a little pain, but through life, I trusted people way too much, and got attached to them. Then they'd use me. not all of them, just some. But after a while, I learned that you could love people unconditionally, and be there for them, but you have to know what the trust boundaries are, by watching the way they treat others and how they act. I learned that it hurt for people to tell my secrets or use me, so I was like, "a lot of people don't trust others, so I can be the one that people could tell things to and not judge them, even if it is crazy." I've had adults talk to me about their problems, and I've never told a soul. When trust is broken between people a lot, then that person may start keeping things to themselfs to a point to where they want to explode. I remember when I had a problem, and nobody understood me, I kept things to myself to a point to where I'd explode. So, I wanted to help others who didn't have someone to talk to. Even if what they were telling me wasnt quite good, I would be there for them, with a shoulder to cry on. But I would tell them my opinions on what they should do by what I'vve learned, and would talk to them based on their personality type and their beliefs, so as they could understand me. When I told them my opinion, I wouldn't just say "I think you should" or "this is what I think", I would say , like if they were dealing with another person, I would say "Ya know, a lot of people show anger, but behind closed doors, they probably really hurt inside, and even if that person did you wrong, they may have never been taught or had real love, and you should try to put yourself in their shoes, and be there for them as best as they let you. Maybe you could write them a letter about how you feel, but don't give them a guilt trip, and tell them that you are trying to put yorself in their shoes, and that their pain makes you hurt to see them like that. Even if it's not your fault, try to understand where they're comming from and why they may have those feelings." Trust is a big thing. If it's a life thretening thing, don't tell everyone, just tell one person that you know will help, and that person will thank you in the future. The way you talk to people, and the types of words you use to gain people's trust is based on their personality type. When people trust me, I don't judge what they tell me, but I do try to help them out. Judging just turns them away. And when you want to trust someone, watch to see if they tell you someone else's secrets or not, and you'll know if they will risk telling your secrets. It's crazy now though, people just seem to sense that I'm trustworthy, because people tell me everything, even when they don't know me that well. I always ask a person what's wrong, and if they don't tell me, I'm like "I'm the type of person you can tell anything to, and I won't judge you. You could tell me the wierdest, craziest, stupidest thing, and I won't judge you. Maybe I could even help. I'll be there for you as much as I can. and I won't tell anyone if you don't want me to, I know how it feels to be stabbed in the back, and I wouldn't do that to you." Making eye contact helps them even better, but those words theselfs are enough 99% of the time. Once you have trust though, you can help that person heal by the rest of what I'm writing too.
Trust is one of the most sacred things you have between another human being. Me personally, even when something's not my fault, sometime I apologize just so it kind of lightens things up some, and I can continue to help a person or take some of the guilt off of them. It depends on the situation type though, and you have to know how to make that judgement, and you learn as you go really. You get better at being open minded, and knowing how to deal with and look at a situation and the personality you're dealing with. You can't really treat every human the same because every person has different views and thoughts, and you've got to respect that. (see judging)