I can’t help feeling guilty because my ex is in jail because of me. He assaulted me when I was…

No way, he's an adult who made very bad decisions, its never okay to physically or mentally assault someone (self-defense being a completely different issue) if he has to spend time in jail to get that thru his head so be it, and if he comes out still harassing you, get a restraining order asap. You're allowed to feel safe and protect yourself from someone who makes you feel otherwise.

@leroydoom, thank you. I don’t know why I feel so guilty. But I definitely will never allow that sort of behavior in my life again.

@alecandfrankiesmum Because your a good person, a very small part of you is possibly still wondering if maybe you did something to deserve it; you didn't <3

And you still care about him, but you know you don't need nor deserve that kind of negativity in your life.

@leroydoom, no not at all. Just want him to be able to have his own. Far away from me

You said u dont feel safe around him. You did the right thing. If he was still doing things to make you feel uncomfortable. U did the right thing.

@alecandfrankiesmum That's good!

Just allow yourself the time to heal I think feeling guilty is part of that journey. But, really, honestly, there's nothing to feel guilty about. I think you did the right thing :)

Agree with everything that @leroydoom said

You did a good thing. Good for you for not putting up with it!