i donβt know who else needs to hear this (apart from myself), but other peopleβs perceptions of you are not always very objective. especially if theyβre strangers. itβs easy to get caught up in the ways people see us and perform our whole lives in order to be seen in a certain way, but i promise you that you know your life better than them. youβve been with yourself for the longest time & you know how your experiences have felt, where your heart feels the most alive and how much pain youβve endured. i know it sucks to have your experiences & traits misunderstood or taken away from you, but the way people see us ultimately have more to do with themselves than us. itβs okay if you want to feel validated and loved, okay? just please remember to validate yourself too.












