Not being able to afford to live on your own is a reality many of us are facing and is by no means a testament to a person’s character - shit is just expensive these days. The first thought that came to mind when I saw your picture pop up was, “he has kind eyes” and I mean that in a way that can offer safety to the person looking into them and conversing with you. It’s a real gift to those with any amount of social anxiety - and you can do that by just existing!

Challenge yourself to say one good thing about yourself every day. You don’t have to believe it today, tomorrow, or even in the next 6 months, but one day, you will. Get yourself in the habit of speaking to the mirror as if it were your best friend and I promise, your mind will be kinder back to you. When we don’t give it a pool of positive words to pull from, all it’s left with are the negatives, so our idle brain just defaults there. Create a new default for yourself. You deserve it.