I should probably be using an alt for this...

I'm male. I was molested by my father from the time I was 6 until the time I was 14. My mom found out about it when I was 9 and moved half of heaven and all of Earth to protect me from him and later to save me from myself, but my father had both the money and the political connections to keep himself out of trouble. It ended when I was 14 and my mom finally found a psychologist who was also a lawyer. My father vanished from my life overnight. I've always wondered what was said to him to make him back off. My mom bankrupted herself in the process of all this.

I attempted suicide 5 times. I spent from the time I was 13 until just before I turned 18 in various psych wards and residential placements. I was eventually removed from my mom's care by the state because they decided that my behavioral disorders were somehow my mom's fault. She later sued the state and family services and won. I grew up questioning myself, blaming myself, and wondering what I could've done to change things.

Now, to answer your question: I'm cautious of everyone around me. I've had two long term, serious intimate relationships. My current boyfriend doesn't know any of this about me and I'm scared to tell him, not because I think he'll leave me, but because I don't want him to pity me or feel sorry for me.

I don't have any really close friends because I have some serious trust issues. I do have a lot of people in my life I'm friendly with. I also do really poorly in large group environments.

I don't trust cops. I don't trust judges. I don't trust doctors. I don't trust shrinks. I've been screwed over by all of them in the past, multiple times.

I grew up to be cynical, sarcastic, and seeing things in terms of black and white. I'm very good at reading people. I also have a tendency to be very blunt, take it or leave it.

In short: I trust no one because I was conditioned from a young age that no one can be trusted.