I think the roots of this outlook are in early childhood. When babies cry, they need comfort. If they don't get parental/caregiver attention, or get it randomly rather than consistently, they are learning insecurity. If I want my kids to have a secure outlook on life, I have to ensure that they're going to trust me to meet their needs.
This assumes that they are basically mentally healthy, because any serious mental illness can mess this up horribly. But it helps to have this outlook, even if you have to struggle to keep it through a mental illness.
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Date: 2006-08-23 02:06 pm (UTC)This assumes that they are basically mentally healthy, because any serious mental illness can mess this up horribly. But it helps to have this outlook, even if you have to struggle to keep it through a mental illness.