Trust

How do you negotiate with someone who is unwilling to trust other persons? It is practically impossible in my experience. One of the big problems is that anything you do will be read the wrong way. If you give them a compliment you are trying to predispose them to be favorable to you. If you say something nasty you are trying to get them worked up so they make a mistake. If you tell them your basic needs they think you are taking them for a ride and won't meet them. In a way the more mistrustful they are the more you have to lie to them to get what you need. But of course once you ge to what you need they feel vindicated in not trusting you in the first place. It is really a sick mindset. It is sad.