My toxic trait these days? I don't get manipulated anymore because I'm no longer desperate to be liked, validated, or approved by anyone. We don't even realize how our need to feel accepted makes us swallow the worst nonsense from the same people we crave it from. I don't do that anymore because it was slowly destroying me, and one day I couldn't even recognize myself. So I stopped everything for a while and chose to accept myself first-turns out, that's all I actually needed. Now if someone tries to play me, I simply mirror their vibe back and let them deal with themselves. It's hilarious how they get offended by their own energy, like I'm the problem here. Some people really do inspire you— but only to be absolutely nothing like them. And honestly, that's motivation enough to keep choosing myself every single day. Being unbothered looks ridiculously good on me.