I would like to say I am a good judge of character, but the trouble is I have struggled a lot in the past with not trusting my gut feelings about someone’s character resulting in many abusive relationships. Why do I tend to do that to myself when my gut is telling me this person is not safe?

I will tell you why. It has to do with my sense of self-worth. I have had such bad sense of self-worth that I allow people to come into my life that are bound to hurt me.

I deceive myself into believing that I might be wrong and it will work out this time only to have it blow up in my. Face. The saying, “Fool me once, shame on you; fool me twice, shame on me” unfortunately runs true in my life. I have been been fooled more times than I can count, and I only have myself to blame for that.

However, I am improving at listening to my gut and gaining enough self-respect to walk aw I ay. It has taken many years in therapy to gain a sense of self-wort h. I will continue to work hard to he al from the pain of my past, which has caused self-hatred and poor self-worth because deep down, I know that I deserve safety.

That is what I thought about when I read this . prompt. Maybe some of you can relate.

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