Learning to Distrust Our Feelings: Understanding the Causes and How to Rebuild Self-Trust

The Impact of Self-Doubt on Mental Health and Strategies for Rediscovering Emotional Authenticity

We all live by our instincts and feelings and rely on them to help us navigate our lives. Emotions and feelings help us choose, form friendships and experience life. However, many of us have learned to distrust our feelings and instincts over time and start to wonder whether our feelings are valid and trustworthy. Distrusting our own feelings can have a huge negative impact on our mental health and happiness.

In this article, we will explore signs that you distrust your own feelings, why it's important to trust your feelings, why we distrust our own feelings, and how to relearn to rely on our feelings and instincts to create our own happiness. I will also provide you with guided self-reflection questions to help you explore your distrust in your feelings and instincts.

Signs that you distrust your own feelings and instincts

When we don't trust our feelings, that can show up in a number of ways, such as indecision, confusion, and anxiety. Here are some signs that you distrust your feelings:

• You start to question yourself, your decisions, and your actions.

• You have trouble putting your feelings into words or knowing what they are.

• You have trouble making decisions and tend to ask everyone for the advice.

• You feel like your feelings are too much to handle.

• You lack self-confidence and don't believe in your own skills.

• You have a hard time setting boundaries and saying no.

• You tend to ignore or suppress your emotions.

• You have trouble knowing what your needs are and asking for help.

As a result, of distrusting our feelings, many of us often feel empty or unhappy with our lives. Remember that it's ok if you realized that you're distrusting your feelings, it's very common in our society, but it's important to recognize that it's negatively affecting your mental health and happiness and that you need to learn to trust yourself and your feelings again.

Why is it important to trust your own feelings?

Trusting your feelings is important, as they show you what you need and help you make choices aligned with yourself.