I want everyone I was so afraid of in high school, everyone who intimidated me to know that I'm not scared of them anymore. I'm living life successfully, so sadly, to show all the motherfuckers from high school that I can make it better and farther than they can. I can thrive under the pressure, and that's what counts. Does it matter where the pressure comes from? My past fears, my past needs for approval are what make me want to be better and better all the time.
The thing that's most important is that you're ok with you. You're ok with where things are at every point in life. So you know what? I'm still afraid of those people. I still want their approval. It's some stupid magic they hold over me. But I know that I'm going to be better than fine without it. Maybe they still get to me, but life is what life is. That's the only thing I've learned in the past few years. I'm ok with it. It doesn't matter. It doesn't make enough of a difference in the end. I'm vulnerable, and I'll always be vulnerable. Maybe I'm pathetic, but it doesn't get to me anymore.
So I'm scared of you. So what? You can't hurt me. I'll bounce right back, every time.