Need advice in dealing with trust issues.

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Okay so I sorta came here because I need help in dealing with my trust issues. A little background about my issues, I have a problem trusting or forgiving people who have biased opinions against anyone no matter the reason. To me, I feel that having biased opinions will do no good for anyone except the people you're biased towards. All that stems from my lack of understanding as to why. In my country Singapore, our culture doesn't teach us "why" or "how" and, sometimes, "who". For the most part, all we know is "what". We're just giving statements, facts and accusations without telling the reasons behind those statements, facts or accusations. So because of that, even I am never told why people have biased opinions or how people have biased opinions.

So with that being said, I probably might not get a clear answer from my fellow Singaporeans. Granted, they may know but even I feel that I need to get opinions from non-Singaporeans too, to kinda get an alternative perspective of things. Hence, I am posting here.

So anyway, anyone faced this kind of issue before? And if yes, how did you deal with it? Thanks.

Probably not the answer you are looking for, but everyone is biased in some ways. Many of us are decent human beings and therefore make an effort to minimize our natural bias, and not act on any residual bias. But we still have it. The only difference is that your own bias is less obvious to you than that of other people.

The reasons behind this are partly just human nature and partly what people have been taught by their families, their peers, the media and society in general.

Perhaps if you could be a little more specific, and maybe give some examples, you will get some more helpful responses.