I Am Trying to Find Happiness

Went through this and occasionally go through it randomly at times. Sometimes people say not what they mean but what they know. Like if they know tough love that is all they will give and if they don't know that things things they say or do hurt you then they won't know what those words mean to you. Don't be afraid to speak your truth and your feelings. What people think of you is nothing, it is what you think of yourself. If you put all your energy in how they think of you or how people see you you will be depleted every day. Wake up for you and not for anyone else. It took me a few years to learn that because my sister used to tear me down everyday and call me names and I used it as my fuel. I agreed with her and the words she says but then proved her wrong and that gave me great satisfaction later and pissed her off that I wasn't what she made me think I was. It released a lot of hatred I was holding on to and a weight was lifted. You matter to someone whether you realize it yet or not, gt out of your comfort zone and be around different people that encourage you and like you for you!