learning to trust my perceptions of life without needing to blame anyone for not understanding, not relating and not believing me. my perceptions have kept me safe, in a world that has tried to kill me. when i've trusted my perceptions, i've stayed safe. sometimes i am wrong. there have been times i did not trust my perceptions and i got hurt, stayed in bad situations, rationalized them, told myself to toughen up. learning to trust my perceptions and learning how to set boundaries. taking walls down so i can live my life. putting up boundaries so i am protected.