Unaltered Voices

I came across a TikTok of a young lady boldly saying she refused to want to know certain information. Her words? “If I don’t know, it won’t hurt me.” That sounds comforting on the surface. But the truth? It couldn’t be further from reality. I’ve lived that lie before. I remember dating someone for years, convinced we were building forever together. When I discovered he was living a double life, it was crippling. Had I known sooner, I would have walked away long before the truth broke me. Awareness would have given me the choice to protect myself. It could have saved me from danger, because let’s be honest, some women will harm you over a man. If I had known, I would have been ready, alert, on guard. But I didn’t know. And not knowing didn’t keep me safe; it kept me trapped. Awareness is more than just knowing facts about people; it’s also about knowing yourself . On a psychological level, being unaware of how our traumas shape us is one of the most dangerous blind spots we can carry. B...