How to Stop Doubting What You Feel
🌙 Rebuilding Self-Trust After Dysfunction
There’s a truth I wish someone had told me sooner:
If you grew up in dysfunction, self-doubt wasn’t your fault — it was taught.
When your feelings are dismissed, ignored, or ridiculed, you don’t learn how to trust yourself.
You learn to survive.
You learn to suppress.
You learn to second-guess what you feel — because speaking up never led to safety.
💡 How Dysfunction Teaches You to Miss Red Flags
You may have grown up hearing things like:
“That didn’t happen.”
“You’re being dramatic.”
“It’s not a big deal.”
And so you stop trusting your body.
You stop listening to your intuition.
You stay in situations that feel wrong — because wrong is what you were trained to normalize.
Later in life, this often shows up as:
Tolerating disrespect
Overriding your gut instinct
Trying to “explain” your discomfort instead of honoring it
You’re not overreacting.
You’re unlearning.
🌿 A Practice to Reconnect with Your Inner Knowing
To start healing this pattern, try this short self-trust ritual:
Think of a recent moment where something felt “off.”
Ask yourself:
What did I feel in my body at that moment?
Did I override it — or trust it?
What would my younger self have needed to hear?
Now write one truth-affirming sentence for yourself, like:
“I don’t need a reason — I just need to listen.”
“It’s safe to honor my inner knowing.”
“I protect my peace — even if others don’t understand.”
This small shift starts to rewire the self-trust that was broken long ago.
💬 Final Thought: You Get to Choose Who Stays
It’s not your job to stay in relationships that feel wrong — even if they’re family.
Even if someone says you “owe” them your time, your silence, your presence.
You don’t owe anyone the abandonment of yourself.
You’re allowed to choose peace over pressure.
You’re allowed to walk away from control.
You’re allowed to trust what your body and spirit already know.
And one day soon…
That trust won’t feel foreign.
It will feel like coming home — to you.
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