Mirror, Mirror, on the Wall, Where Does My Self-Love Fall

Do you think growing up in an abusive environment affected your adult lifestyle?

L: Yes, you carry that until you decide that’s enough. I don’t want this anymore, and I deserve better. You realize that you’re worth much more. It’s all about self-love and self-worth. Until then, you’re going to allow people to treat you as bad as you treat yourself. So when you treat yourself better, you’re not gonna allow people to treat you badly anymore.

How has it been for you in the dating arena?

L: It was toxic for a long time. I stayed in that toxic environment for five years. I was seventeen years old and ended it when I was twenty-two years old. I’m still having a hard time. Yes, a very hard time healing and really growing from that. Not allowing my past to affect my current relationships and the ability to move forward. Trauma, that’s still a blockage and causing me to not fully be able to embrace who I have, now.

How did you end it?

L: I just didn’t have a choice. I had to walk away from it. I realized that I didn’t love myself by staying in the midst of toxicity. And that if I chose to stay, I was neglecting my health. So, that’s why I knew I had to leave!

Coopie from Wisconsin

What thoughts would you care to share about Young Adults Dating-N-Violence?

Coopie: Every morning, be thankful and grateful. Love yourself first before you love anyone else. Having faith and having confidence in self is vitally important. Just be yourself always, and do some self-reflection. Know your aura is safe, calm, and clean from negativity.

Swapna from Georgia

What thoughts would you care to share about Young Adults Dating-N-Violence?