When we are growing, we may go through some growing pains, and we may feel like they hurt us. They are just trying to help shape us into the people we need to be. People around me always said I am too sensitive and what I am doing with everything in my life is wrong. The thing is people may not actually know you and are just projecting themselves onto you. This has been tough to distinguish and deal with, but I am much more familiar with it now. I honestly feel like people just love the idea of control. They may not be conscious of doing it, but people want their values to some extent pushed onto everyone. I would say that I do not agree with most people and am always trying the unpopular thing, so this type of stuff bothers me. It is fine if people want to live their lives the way they want but one way does not necessarily work for everyone. There are billions of people and billions of different right ways of living life. When people are scared or do not understand you, it has felt isolating. People just try to do what is best for themselves, like anyone would do. If we do not understand something we tend to shut it out or paint it negative when it is not. I know I am not perfect, but I do know that I am doing the best I can to give myself a good life. Having faith in myself will be difficult because in the past I would tear myself down when I was angry. A terrible thing you can do is turn on yourself and put the blame solely on yourself. This is never accurate and is damaging to have to go through. At times we can feel unworthy of having the wonderful things in life, but we are worthy by just being there. There is nothing extra we must do, other then be present and open to life. When things get difficult now, I will do everything in my power to not turn on myself. What is one Christmas present you would get yourself to help yourself? I want to be more patient, understanding, and present with myself. If something is bothering me, I need to not judge myself and be open to helping myself get over it. If you feel you are not getting enough love, you can always do the bold thing and be the love you need for yourself. We do not always have someone around us so it is important that we can keep ourselves happy. Some people are afraid to be alone and need validation, assurance, or support at any given time. There is nothing wrong with this, but it has not been my way of dealing with things. I know that one of my strengths is the ability to investigate an issue and find a way to solve it. I lean into my power and that is how I can deal with my problems. Where is the love in this world? I would think it starts with you!