“It’s not that… I’ve suddenly become stronger… or that something has changed. I’m still shaking. But… we don’t have to let those fears stop us. What’s most important… is that we try to rise above our weakness.”

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“There was a time… I stopped talking. Just like you. …My reasons… were a little bit different… but… I think… the feelings… of being ashamed of myself and hating myself… are the same. Here… it says to “Like yourself.” What does it mean? Good things— How are you suppose to find them? I only know things that I hate about myself. Because that’s all I know, I hate myself. But… even if you force yourself to find good things… it feels Empty. It doesn’t work that way. People like your teacher just don’t get it. I think… when you hear someone say that they love you for the first time… then you can begin to like yourself. I think when someone accepts you for the first time…. you feel like you can… forgive yourself a little. You can begin to face your fears… with courage.”

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