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The Trust Architecture · Untrusting, hard to recoverThe Burnt
You learned not to. Something or someone taught you that trust is expensive, and you adjusted.
The dimensional signature
Extension
15
Verification
90
Recovery
15
Default
15
Calibration
70
What this type means
The Burnt pattern shows low extension across the board — usually traceable to a specific betrayal (or sustained early-life pattern of betrayal) that re-architected the trust system. Often co-occurs with elevated anxiety in close relationships and avoidance of vulnerability. The good news: the literature shows this pattern is highly responsive to corrective relational experience over years.
In relationships
You're cautious to a degree that feels protective. The cost: you screen out a lot of people who would have been safe. Some of them notice.
Watch for
The protection was earned. The over-application may not be. Distinguish between "this person reminds me of someone who hurt me" and "this person is actually them."
The growth edge
Identify one specific category — small stakes — where you can practice low-cost trust extension. Build the muscle on training wheels. The full-trust capacity comes back slowly.
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