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to myself, as much as it is to you.

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you are loved, loved by all who know you. who you really are.

but above all, you know yourself the best, and no matter how hard it might be, learn to love yourself.

it might seem selfish, might seem a bit hard right now, and that's okay. you always learned to put other people's needs first, and that is how you survive. but now it is time to look back at yourself.

what's actually your reason to be satisfied? if you just keep looking for validation in other people, you're never going to be satisfied for a long period of time.

it is going to be a fight with yourself. you, out of all people, your brain. it's going to be really hard, like a world war. but hey, i'm here, aren't i? not to be narcissistic or anything, but i love you dearly and i want to help you love yourself.

live your life, dear. love what you do. find people who will love your hobbies. live with your parents, learn to ignore the emotional wounds they inflict on you. above all, *you* are your priority.

you are important. so much more to you, than to anyone else. you keep yourself alive. and hey, be grateful and reward yourself, okay?

love you always.

Notes:

"to myself, as much as it is to you."

a terribly long title, but true nonetheless. this is a letter i wrote to a friend that i call my sister the night she told me what her parents were like. all the fights that ensued everyday, all the memories she had to forget to survive, all of that, in a night.

i have had all of these happen to me too. not as bad as her, but i did have ptsd, and everything of the sort due to physical and mental abuse in my family.

we, me and her, had to turn to people pleasing and bottling up our emotions to survive.

and now it's time for a change, no?
to the better us. to the brighter future, to the best of luck.