You know what?
Yes, I have changed.
Yes, I have changed.
- I’ve changed because I have been hurt by people who said one thing and did another.
- I’ve changed because my trust was betrayed.
- I’ve changed because I have been lied to and about.
- I’ve changed because I have been bullied and called names.
- I’ve changed because I have learned that people manipulate the truth and gossip and destroy reputations.
- I’ve changed because I have learned that people use other people to get what they want.
- I’ve changed because I have learned that people will say and do anything to win, even when their winning means pain for others.
I’m not as nice as I used to be, because I
no longer am willing to get used or be walked over.
I don’t trust people and tell them my secrets, because behind fake smiles hide those who take advantage and betray.
I distance myself from people because they have to earn my trust before I will allow myself to move closer.
I’ve come to realize I’m the only person I
can depend on 100%.
I am the only one who knows my truth.
I am the only one who can protect myself from the unscrupulous by building a protective wall and boundaries that keep me safe.
I am the only one who can protect myself from the unscrupulous by building a protective wall and boundaries that keep me safe.
Yes trauma does that!
It takes a trusting open person and changes them into a skeptical, cynical, untrusting person wrapped in a security blanket of personal protection.
Renate Dundys Marrello
2017 – 04 – 27
2017 – 04 – 27
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