Why You Can't Trust Again Even When You Want To

If you can't "just get over" a betrayal, your brain is doing exactly what it's designed to do. Learn the neuroscience of trust — and how to evaluate real repair. 🧠 Take my FREE 2-min Brain Quiz to master focus & build resilience: https://drmarks.co/BrainQuiz-yt Catch the rest of the Science of Love Series https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLazcP3-djRZ1Hzg2wUaHYJyyE3cp63Cog Chapters 0:00 – How trust breaks fast 0:24 – The brain’s prediction system 0:47 – What trust really is 1:21 – Pattern tracking over time 1:42 – Why trust builds slowly 2:19 – Gut signals & safety 2:42 – When trust breaks 3:11 – Betrayal rewrites the past 4:29 – One rupture outweighs many positives 4:38 – Oxytocin: closeness vs vigilance 5:50 – Why “just trust” fails 6:05 – Self-trust matters 7:24 – Example: Nadia & Marcus 8:42 – Trust needs new evidence 9:32 – Earned vs demanded trust 11:42 – Trust = evidence 12:20 – Next: emotional numbness Disclaimer: All of the information on this channel is for educational purposes and not intended to be specific/personal medical advice from me to you. Watching the videos or getting answers to comments/question, does not establish a doctor-patient relationship. If you have your own doctor, perhaps these videos can help prepare you for your discussion with your doctor.