What your ex did to you was really mean - and dangerous as well! No wonder thunderstorms have that effect on you
And yes, it does make sense what you write about knowing your self worth and then losing sight of it. I have that too. But most of the time, what I know and what I feel don't match up. I can know that I am valuable, but I don't feel like I am. And I don't even think about it or notice it a lot of the time. But it struck me a couple of weeks ago, when my husband said something about it not being healthy to use some type of painkiller for too long, and I was like, "it's fine, why do you care?" But he cares because he values himself and his own body. I don't. So treating myself without care is the norm for me.