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Old 04-18-2006, 10:54 AM
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Hope
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Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Recovery
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Thumbs up Learning to love and respect myself

You know, the sad part is that this is the guy that I used to change myself for. I used to think that I was never good enough for him. My self-esteem was so low and I didn't love myself enough to tell him to get lost then. I listened to his stuff and I always felt a need to be someone else.

Until I finally got courage to start the journey toward self-love and then I let him go. I noticed that my self-esteem started getting so much better and I was respecting myself more.

A while had gone by and I just felt like contacting him to move and I really feel like now I have that closure. By the way he treated me, I can finally feel that sense of being completely finished. That was it with him.

I love myself enough to stand up and say that I will NOT tolerate anyone treating my that way. He couldn't even look me in the eyes since I have gained weight since the last time he saw me. I will not be ashamed of myself. I will love myself and be gentle to myself.

He definitely has *NO* place in my life!!
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