ok basicly right now i feel like most people are not who they say they are and in the end will porably betray u or at least drive u insane with there bs and yeah
well, it sounds like you've had some bad experiences with certain individuals, but its technically not fair to treat new people you meet as if they were those past characters you have encountered. i know thats hard, but you have to try and give ppl chances. you can't hermit yourself from others. there are some precautions you should take, i mean you wouldn't ask a stranger to hold ur wallet, or if some ppl have warned you of a certain individual, be wary. its best to see the good in people and not judge them without trial, for technically they have not wronged you yet.
I don't trust anyone, but I also give everyone the opportunity to prove me wrong, which has gotten me screwed over on more than one occasion. Paranoid? Nah, I wouldn't call it that. Stubbornly naive and a glutton for punishment would be closer to the truth
going around not trusting anyone is a life i am not willing to live, even though it may save me a few times, my disposition would be unfavorable and paranoid, and i'd rather trust the good in mankind as a whole than save my ass a few times
I'm disturbed that no one has heard of "trust no one but yourself" or for that matter adheres to that golden wisdom. You can't trust anyone. And those that you do, you have to be ready for the possibility that they may change.