r/Adulting • • 13h ago

so guys ?

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u/silentsake_96 12h ago

Stop trying to prove yourself to others. It will drain you and cause you to lose the people who truly look up to you. Don’t let your insecurities take control of your life as soon possible

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u/Last-Lead2056 8h ago

This is good advice and i find myself working through this right now with my partner, people like your partner friends etc already respect and look up to you which is why they are there, sometimes you only see that admiration at the end when it crumbles from trying to prove yourself. You have to respect yourself and the people around you