Somewhere Between FOMO and Friendship, I Lost Me…

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🌱 PART 1
I Lost Myself Trying to Look Cool…

Since I got admitted to my new college (1st year), I slowly started changing—and not in a good way.
I wasn’t being myself anymore. I was showing off, pretending, trying hard to look cool 😶‍🌫️

After a lot of overthinking, one truth hit me hard:
“Nothing was pulling me behind. I was trapped in FOMO.”

I just wanted to look cool in front of others. And in that process, I lost my confidence.
I started self-doubting, gossiping, mocking people behind their backs—and I hated that version of me.

“Temporary validation can cost you your real self.”

I blamed my surroundings, the people around me.
But deep down, I knew—it was still my choice.

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💔 My Best Friend & The Damage I Didn’t See
I had one friend who thought like me. We both wanted to grow—spiritually, mentally, financially 🌱
But somewhere, we started hurting each other.

I hurt her many times without realising how emotionally overwhelmed she was.
And yes, she hurt me too—but that doesn’t cancel my mistakes.

“Good intentions don’t erase careless actions.”

🩺 When My Mind Started Affecting My Body…
Stress, frustration, guilt—it all started affecting my health.
I’m suffering from PCOS, and this phase made it worse.
I ignored my body. I ignored checkups. I ignored myself.

“You can’t heal in the same chaos that made you sick.”
That’s when I asked myself:
What am I doing to my life?