We could say that it’s not our responsibility if others are offended by our actions. After all, it’s only their perception and ideas around our actio… - Vex King

Improving yourself and your life is also self-love, because it means you recognize that you deserve more than settling for mediocrity.

Just because they’re your family, it doesn’t mean they have the best intentions for you. Many of us are taught that there’s nothing more important than family. But biological relationships don’t always equal supportive, close relationships. Friends can be more like family than family itself. We shouldn’t conceal the fact that sometimes it’s our own family members who are the most toxic people in our lives.

Trauma makes us thin-skinned, overly sensitive, hypervigilant, and prone to pain. And it’s often all-encompassing, too, so our attention is focused on the pain and on desperately trying to avoid more of it.