((((( cantstopcrying ))))) Just keep pushing FORWARD. You'll get back to that place again. You've felt it before, and you know it's there. That's the key!!! It's THERE!! Finding it again might be challenging, but it's worth the effort. I just got so tired of worrying myself to death over what everyone else thinks, and I got so sick of trying to please everyone around me no matter what the cost it had upon my self esteem or self worth. I've been going through (and still am) some really serious stuff as of late, and I just realized that making everyone else around me like me all the time even when it made me feel bad.... JUST WASN'T WORTH IT. So, I've come to the decision that I like me. Heck, I LOVE ME. And to (insert word here) with whoever doesn't like it!! My time on this Earth is worth more than what I was giving it. I had to change that to be happy. Sure, I still like to make others feel loved and good and needed, but I won't belittle myself to do it.... ever again. I've learned there are healthy ways to make people in my life feel good. And, as for the people that just don't like me, well... I just don't care. Not everyone has to like me. Not everyone is GOING to like me. And I'm perfectly content with that fact. You'll get back to that spot, too. I just know it... since, after all, you already know it's there.