Embracing Self-Love: A Journey to Personal Growth

Learning to love myself has been a long journey. It is not about thinking I am perfect, but learning to live happily with the person I live with every day, which is myself.

If I feel good about myself, I am more likely to set healthy boundaries. My worth does not depend on praise from others. Analysing my weaknesses continually helps me improve. I will be kinder to myself as well as others, and I will have better mental health because I will acknowledge that I have flaws, as everyone does. Finally, my life is much more enjoyable, and what I want to achieve is more realistic.

What I love about my personality

Not everything about my personality is autism. Some are autistic traits, and some are the natural personality that I would still have without my diagnosis of autism. However, there are traits of my autism that are beneficial, as I can see life from a different point of view and bring something new to a conversation. I love my creativity in writing and music, which I can focus on intensely, and I don’t always have to follow the crowd.

Solitude

I love spending time with people, enjoy spending time with friends and family, and my relationships are important, as quality matters more than quantity. However, time on my own is a real treat. I can spend time on my interests. My system can recharge, as my brain is wired differently, and it needs time to recover. My solitary activities restore my energy.

I am also a thinker. I like to reflect on my thoughts and ideas. Time on my own does not feel empty, and I spend time on interests I enjoy. I always feel that I do not have enough time, but I don’t want to be isolated from everything and everyone. My home is my safe space. I feel satisfaction in how I have spent my alone time, and I live my life as I am wired.

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Final thoughts

We are all different, and that is our biggest strength as humans. We would not be productive if we all thought the same way, as we could not share new ideas. Diversity is strength. It can show us our weaknesses and how we can improve, as well as our strengths, to find ways we can build better societies. There is not a single right way to be human.

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