Now’s a good time to reflect on the past year and think about what you would have wanted to do better. For me, it’s public speaking on the subject the voices, and how I handle insults, being demoralized, humiliated, bullied, tormented, ridiculed, fought, and put down in life. It’s not a good feeling. I have to remind myself that this is not a bad life. When someone tries to fight me, remind myself that it’s not about me, it’s about them, to just do my best, to figure myself out, and not let myself get all bent out of shape, accepting responsibility for how everyone else feels. It’s my story too, it’s my life too, and no one deserves to be hurt like I was hurt, and whether I’m writing a post or making a video that clearly communicates that hurt I would hope that fighting and cursing, after disclosing, voices self harm, feeling suicidal ending up in the ER, that I would expect for voices to stop, and for no one to judge me in the negative, be disappointed, about my mental health, or personal struggles. It is no ones business what I go through on a daily basis, or how mean the voices get. And it’s not been the solution to allow for voices to continue and not fight back, is helping.