7 Surprising Habits Women Develop When They’ve Always Felt Invisible—What Psychology Reveals
5. Struggling to trust in relationships
Feeling unseen in your formative years can prime you to doubt others’ intentions.
After all, if the very people who were supposed to nurture you overlooked you, how can you trust anyone else to see you for who you truly are?
I’ve observed women who remain hyper-vigilant in relationships, always waiting for the other shoe to drop.
They question compliments, gifts, or acts of kindness because they’re sure it must come with strings attached.
Ironically, this distrust can cause them to sabotage the love they so desperately want.