After reading this. I feel seen. This article is my spirit animal. Thanks for writing it. I'll be sharing it with everyone I know. I looked for support that never existed for many years. I got burnt being vulnerable too many times. I decided to be the hero that I'm looking for. Now that I'm actually thriving on my own? The message I'm getting is to let people in again, because there is no way that you should be able to do things like that on your own. Even some people from my past is crawling out of the woodwork and I'm like wait a sec? When I asked you to be descent towards me, you wasn't. They showed me their true colors. I'm on a different wavelength and have different goals, so I distanced myself from the toxicity. This world sends a lot of mixed messages. And I cut through the mixed messages. I'm the only child and love my solitude. When I hit rock bottom, I promised myself I won't be that naive idiot again. That I will pull myself so high. This path is not for everyone, but it has worked wonders for me: learn how to thrive and be successful in my solitude, and leave people alone. And leave them wondering I do it. On my own.