PS @LittlestBird , just to add (I am sorry I missed the edit but am at work) I have found the one thing which has helped me greatly is recognizing whether by nature or life experiences, I am very gentle or wounded frankly and I need to choose people who don't take advantage of that and who don't get glee from crushing it, just because they can. I don't mean being sensitive to criticism (there's cbt for that), nor do I mean I don't like ribbing. I mean people who pull a wing off a butterfly just because they can. Whether they are partners, friends, family or acquaintances. There is a saying, before you get too down on yourself make sure you are not surrounded by as*holes.
I think my mom said it best: ''Anyone can see how you are; pick people who value it'. At the very least, if not cherish it, respect it.
I think my mom said it best: ''Anyone can see how you are; pick people who value it'. At the very least, if not cherish it, respect it.