“So much time wasted, so many things left undone because of what they made you believe you were.

No, it’s not adolescence. It’s the damage that stays there.

This isn’t just a memory. It’s a truth shared by many.

They told us it was just a phase. That it would pass.But it didn’t.

What they did to us stayed — like an echo, a pattern, a voice that still holds us back.

It’s not just that people said cruel things.It’s that we started saying them to ourselves.Every time we try to step forward, and that inner voice stops us before we even begin.

That’s not insecurity.It’s a wound.And no, it’s not your fault.

It’s time to change the voice inside.Not with fake affirmations, but with loyalty to yourself.Because who you are today is not what they made you believe you were.