As odd as it may sound I4getsm,I recommend that you let yourself feel those things, allow your heart to fill with that emotion and then hold yourself, tell yourself out loud that you will be alright becuase you are looking after you now.
That sounds really silly, and if my family saw me doing it, I think they'd be calling the doctors! - but I've gotta be honest with you, I did just that and my my, it feels really good to love yourself, to reassure yourself.
I always wanted someone in my life who would always be there for me, reassure me and tell me that they loved me always and would never let me down. When I went through this practice, I had that person and it was me! I really needed to hear those words, I really needed to feel that someone was with me all the way. It felt very empowering to know that I could do those things for me.
Lily xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx