@javao2021: 1. I was abandoning myself to be loved I said yes when I meant no. I tolerated things that hurt me. At some point I realized—if I keep leaving myself, no one staying will ever feel enough. 2. I confused attention with love Just because someone chose me didn’t mean they valued me. I had to stop accepting the bare minimum just because I didn’t want to be alone. 3. I was way harder on myself than anyone else The way I spoke to myself? I would never say that to someone I love. So I changed it. And everything started changing with it. 4. I had no real boundaries I wanted to be understood so badly, I kept over-explaining, over-giving, over-staying. Loving myself meant learning to walk away without needing to be understood. 5. I had to sit with myself… without distractions No validation. No noise. Just me. And that’s when it hit me—I didn’t hate myself… I just never gave myself a chance. Falling in love with yourself isn’t a glow-up… it’s a return.