I am so much excited on this journey to self love! If anyone else is experiencing something similar, let me know how it was for you!

First thing I started doing is going to therapy - it brought me on the right path. Then step by step I started learning what it means to feel. In the past I simply did not allow myself to feel certain emotions, because I was afraid it would affect other people’s perception of me. So I used to be this calm and reserved person all the time, and I tried to do things constantly, so I could not stop and think and be sad for a second. I was too afraid. This was not real me. Real me can feel and is okay with any emotion. Real me can speak up when someone passes the limits of my personal boundaries. Real me can be angry. Real me can leave the work earlier because I want to, and go buy an ice cream or go to an exhibition and NOT feel guilty about it. Because what’s the worst thing that will happen? We only got one life. So second thing I did is acceptance of my emotions. Third thing is putting my needs and desires first and believing that I don’t owe anything to anyone. It is my life and my choice. And then, once I got rid of some of the psychological boundaries I remembered what I’ve always enjoyed and I started photography, I bought my first camera. I also try to slow down and look into the window, look at my hands and notice how beautiful they are, smile to myself in the mirror. One technique that helped me a lot is setting a timer for every two hours every day, and when I hear this sound, no matter where I am and what I do, I ask myself “How do I feel? Is this what I want to do right now?”. Sometimes it catches me so unawares that I stop doing what I was doing, and do something I really want to do, or just slow down. I hope you can relate to at least some of it, and thank you again for so many responses. I am beyond happy to see that I am not alone ❤️#SelfDiscovery #EmbraceYourself #LiveAuthentically