Do I Have Trust Issues Quiz

People who notice guardedness, suspicion, or difficulty staying emotionally open may use the Do I Have Trust Issues Quiz to examine recurring patterns rather than judge a single reaction. It is intended for people reflecting on close relationships, friendships, and everyday reliance on others. It also functions as a trust issues questionnaire, organizing these experiences into a profile that makes self-observation more specific.

What This Assessment Explores

The items focus on uncertainty, closeness, promises, conflict, and possible betrayal. They also cover habits such as hiding needs, testing affection, checking details, minimizing feelings, or withdrawing when vulnerability rises. This makes the profile useful for exploring difficulty trusting others in intimate, social, and work settings.

The three displayed dimensions are:

• Betrayal Sensitivity (0-30) reflects anticipated betrayal and threat interpretation: Lower sensitivity 0-10, Moderate sensitivity 11-20, Higher sensitivity 21-30.
• Protective Withdrawal (0-30) reflects distancing or shutting down to feel safe: Engaged 0-10, Occasional Withdrawal 11-20, Frequent Withdrawal 21-30.
• Trust Difficulty (0-40) reflects guardedness and trouble relying on people: Low 0-13, Moderate 14-26, High 27-40.

Together, the profile shows how betrayal expectations, withdrawal, and general trust difficulty coexist; it does not define a fixed personality.

Methodology and Evidence Base

Each statement uses four response options-Strongly disagree, Disagree, Not sure, and Agree. The items ask about expectations, interpretations, and coping behaviors, so the overall pattern matters more than one answer. Responses are combined into the displayed scores and bands; because no point value for each option is stated, the per-item scoring rule should not be inferred.

Conceptually, the questionnaire is consistent with the Relationship Sabotage Scale by Peel and Caltabiano, especially its attention to behaviors that disrupt closeness and repair. It also corresponds with Rempel, Holmes, and Zanna’s model of trust as expectations about another person’s reliability, dependability, and concern, and with Mikulincer’s work linking trust with attachment goals and affect regulation. The questionnaire is conceptually consistent with these published works but is not presented as an adaptation or validated version of them.

This trust issues test offers a snapshot of self-reported tendencies. Current conflict, past betrayal, anxiety, relationship context, and self-protective motives can shape answers. A higher pattern does not prove that others are unsafe or indicate a disorder; it identifies experiences to examine through examples, communication habits, and broader assessment when appropriate.