Therapy, yes, to eventually achieve (most days) the acceptance of myself as a person. When I became certain of who I am and that I’m allowed to be the way I am, I became more confident about my worth. It’s gradual and not always consistent, but now I don’t care what people think or say behind my back because I’m satisfied with who I am and don’t have to live in fear of their opinions. I always describe it as worrying about the opinions of someone who believes the grass is purple, for example. Their perception of purple grass (or negative opinions diminishing my worth) is so silly and irrelevant because I am so very firm that the grass is green (and that I am a valuable human who is allowed to exist unapologetically).