everything makes sense once you realize that many people not only don’t think they deserve to feel good, but in fact actively seek out feeling bad

your aura is dented every time you unconsciously betray yourself to be who others want you to be, even subtly

okay, real lessons I learned from hating myself: when you exist in a self hating relationship, there is no surface area for other people to interact with you. You are faced inward towards yourself, and the only way that they can interact with you is by wrapping around you