"Self-trust is the ability to rely on your own thoughts, feelings, perceptions, and judgment. It's the sense that you can listen to yourself, believe what you're seeing and feeling, and handle what comes next."
"Betrayal happens when someone lies to you, hides things from you, or breaks an agreement. Gaslighting follows as an attempt to cover it up or avoid accountability."
"When this is done repeatedly, it makes you doubt yourself—not because you're naive or gullible, but because it's disorienting when someone close to you insists your perception isn't real."
"When your self-trust has been shaken by betrayal or gaslighting, it typically spreads to other areas of your life, creating a chronic low-level anxiety."
Self-trust involves relying on personal thoughts, feelings, and judgments. Betrayal and gaslighting erode this trust, leading individuals to doubt their perceptions. Betrayal includes lying or breaking agreements, while gaslighting involves convincing someone their experiences are invalid. This can create chronic anxiety and uncertainty in daily life, causing individuals to second-guess themselves and seek reassurance from others. Rebuilding self-trust requires recognizing these patterns and reconnecting with one's feelings and instincts.
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