After meeting with Jill, I was able to see where the flaws in my thinking were. People were very well Intentioned. I just internalized everything everyone said so heavily that I never really thought for myself. Everything my parents taught me was for my good and to the best of their abilities. Friends were not out to get me. They just wanted to spend time with me. They wanted to get to know me, but they couldn’t because I didn’t know myself. It was hard to share who I was when I didn’t know who I was. I had been so worried about approval that I never really thought about anything else I felt worthless prior to meeting Jill. I have learned to trust my instincts better. The only person I can change is myself. Everyone deserves some slack, but if changing myself becomes so difficult by the people I surround myself with, then it is okay to pull out of that crowd. I have the right to like myself. I have the right to enjoy being around people. After the many weeks of speaking with Jill, I feel that I can make progress on moving towards dating more frequently and put myself in a position to find my best friend and be with her forever. These thoughts and views were much less visible before meeting with Jill. I now feel like I can think independently of other people, but also be around those people and learn from the. I have started to develop the understanding that I matter just as much as anyone else. I have a right to be, pursue and dream. My life matters just as everyone else’s lives matter. This is what I have learned through working with Jill.