People don't realise that when they hurt you, they did the kind of damage that doesn't just disappear overnight. They made trusting the next person even more difficult. They took away your confidence, made you doubt your value and worth, and left you with so many insecurities and questions - about what it means to trust, to make promises, to place your heart in someone else's hands. Now, you wear a mask - you hide all this baggage behind it, you keep it far and away from everyone because you expect people to use your vulnerabilities against you; to trick you into opening up your heart to them, only to break it apart. People don't realise that when they hurt you, they took your ideas of love, relationships, and happy endings, and shattered them. They turned your world upside down - leaving you wondering what's real and what's not, what's true and what's made up.