Self-trust means knowing you can handle whatever happens, not that others won't hurt you. Most people avoid love or trying again not because they don't trust others, but because they don't trust themselves to survive the pain or stay whole if things go wrong.
Self-trust is knowing that you are your safest place, and that no matter what someone else does or doesn't do, you'll honor yourself. Now that's real security. That's real trust. You see, the reason so many people are scared to open up, scared to love fully, scared to try again— it isn't because they don't trust others. It's because they don't trust themselves to handle what happens if things go wrong. They're afraid of what they're going to tolerate and potentially put up with. They're afraid of how long they'll stay in an unhappy situation. They're afraid that they will lose themselves again. They're afraid they won't be able to recognize or deal with the situation effectively.
