misillusioned
After much experience with rejection, frustration, disappointment, and betrayal one may achieve this enlightened perspective.
No longer shall this one be as gullible in being fooled by deceptions (smoke and mirrors; promises and lies) as the brain is thereon conditioned to "miss' the illusion.
No longer shall this one be as gullible in being fooled by deceptions (smoke and mirrors; promises and lies) as the brain is thereon conditioned to "miss' the illusion.
"Now that I'm sufficiently MISILLUSIONED I hopefully won't get fooled again."
"Sadly, however, the down side to being MISILLUSIONED is distrust and paranoia."
"Sadly, however, the down side to being MISILLUSIONED is distrust and paranoia."