The weight of others’ opinions: How to stop caring what people think
From someone who still really, really does (but hopes to get better)
At 22.22 last night, and again at 11.11 this morning, I wished for something I don’t usually: I wished to not care what anyone thought about me or said about me. I haven’t felt the need to wish for that in a very long time – definitely not since before I turned 30 – and it kinda stung. Why, all of a sudden, was that horrible inclination to care what others think making a return?
A few weeks ago, an anonymous Instagram account sent me screenshots. At first, I read them and didn’t twig what they were.