I just felt like sharing my journey any advice, tips or guides is greatly appreciated.

During high school I felt as if I had gained consciousness for a second time. I got kicked out of too many friend groups and every time I got kicked out I felt very lonely and insecure with being by myself. Overtime, I slowly learned to accept myself and be by myself for long periods of time. This isn't to say that I limited my social interactions, as I was quite aware of the fact that if I remained in solitude for too long it would be incredibly difficult to socialize. During these periods where I remained by myself I slowly began realizing that there was a lot of work that needed to be done on my end. Specifically I was incapable of loving myself. I began working on loving every inch of me and changing my negative self-talk to a primarily positive one. I literally spoke into the mirror on some days and told myself "I love you".…