Disturbing the Peace: Listening to Our Inner Voices

“I can’t be that person anymore”, I said out loud, in response to what I was thinking.

I can’t keep living in wounds. I can’t keep being who I am not, just to help other people be comfortable with me. I can’t keep up the façade.

I have always wanted to be acceptable to (and accepted by) those that I love, which has led to me altering or disregarding my own needs.