#142. For years, I looked for a support system and saw empty rooms.

Originally uploaded: October 2nd, 2022 Youtube Link: https://youtube.com/shorts/w-Vvy8rZfTw https://linktr.ee/aleshapeterson *I'm behind on Makertube. Original Youtube Description: Life has really taught me that it's safer to go through difficult times alone than to trust the wrong people. I learned this lesson the hard way. I asked for help many times in my life, just to be judged. For years, I looked for a support system and saw empty rooms. (or a bunch of jealousy, and those are videos for another day. Instead of looking for it from people who didn't have the capacity to give it, I decided to look within, this will be a story for another day, but on with the quote.). We didn’t plan to become closed off to the world, but a lot of us were taught that it’s safer to go through difficult seasons alone than to risk being vulnerable with the wrong people. We learned this lesson the hard way—we asked for help, only to be judged and ridiculed. We poured into people who never truly ap