I think I knew I was unhappy by the things I slowly stopped doing.
I stopped listening to music.
And if you know me in real life… you know that’s not me at all.
Music used to be part of my everyday life.
Car rides.
Cleaning.
Late night thoughts.
Everything.
Then one day I realized the house had been quiet for a long time.
I stopped getting my hair done.
Stopped dressing up.
Stopped taking pictures.
Started bypassing mirrors without even realizing it.
And honestly?
I didn’t notice how disconnected I became from myself until I started slowly coming back.
Now I have mirrors all over my house.
Now I stare at myself longer.
Now I take selfies again.
Now I actually want to be seen again.
And something else I noticed?
The more I started reconnecting with myself, the differently people started treating me too.
Not just romantically.
Energetically.
Because when your confidence comes back…
your boundaries get stronger.
Your presence changes.
Your tolerance changes.
People can feel when you finally start valuing yourself again.
And unfortunately, a lot of people will only rise to the level of access you allow them to have.
That realization changed me.
Not because life suddenly became perfect.
But because I finally started accepting myself again.
And I think that’s a version of healing people don’t talk about enough.
-Jassarie Sierra