Recently, I was told that my existence on this Earth is annoying. I was told that I will never amount to anything and that everything I do is a "waste of space." I broke down crying because I convinced myself that it was true. I was told these harsh words by someone who hasn't even spoken one word to me.

One person said those demeaning phrases to my face, so it must be true and everyone else is probably thinking about what she was thinking.

Recently, I have been struggling. I have cried every night thinking that I am nothing, but a bother.

I have this mindset that everyone needs to like me in order for me to be happy.

This mindset is utterly unacceptable and just flat out wrong.

Everyone on this planet could hate me and I could still find a way to be happy. I do not need acceptance from everyone and I most certainly don't need to be liked by everyone. In fact, I don't need acceptance from anyone. The only person that absolutely needs to accept me for me is me.

I know I am strong. I know I am independent. I know that I am going to go far in life. I can achieve anything that I set my mind to. I am the only person restricting myself from growing, and it's because I think I need approval from people that don't even know me for me.

I am done letting people who only know me from social media convince me that I am not worth anything. I have fantastic people in my life right now that fully know me and the type of person that I am. That's the only acceptance I want and the only acceptance I need, besides my own.

That's the tea.