I found me.

My "me" was struggling underneath the pain and gaping wounds inflicted on me by people who abused me. I had to face my reality that my mother and two older sisters damaged me severely that I have two overdoses in my background, but I found me underneath that junk I had to work through to get better to develop confidence in myself.

Every day, I work hard to accept any negative thoughts or feelings bouncing around in my head. Some are very painful and others blow me away when I realize what they are, but my negative chatter is much better than it was before I focused on healing the best I could. That is what is key for me.

Sweetpea, your "you" is your inner self, your inner child, your soul, your ego or whatever you want to call her but she is made up of your self-esteem. She is in there, you need to work through what pains you to set her free.

Do you know how to do that?