| Perhaps you've been disappointed in the trustworthiness of others because you've shared too much with them, too soon and they've not been mature enough, or perhaps just never really agreed to live up to your expectations. One thing you can do is decide you are not going to share private information about yourself until the other person does so first with you. This way, if figuring out how to pace the closeness of a relationship is not something you are really great at yet in life, you teach yourself to take some cues from other people on those things.
Perhaps work on building trusting relationships in your family (best way you can do it is to make sure you are honest and trustworthy yourself in those relationships) and when you need to confide in someone, confide in your family. Then take it slow - if you don't have a great track record of predicting whether someone's trustworthy, get to know them for quite a while before you rely on them in those ways.
If your friendships are based on emotional needs for them to understand you at a soul level, or do things for you, or for you to be able to lean on them you might be asking too much. Those things develop over a long period of time, but if that's your expectation of others too soon, or as a teenager, the other people just aren't ready for all that. It's kind of like expecting a first date to act like a husband - you just aren't there yet. You are disappointed because your expectations are not sustainable. | 
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