I finally went out by myself today. And it was different.

I didn’t do what I usually do on my days off. I didn’t stay locked up in my room. I didn’t go shopping. I didn’t hang out with friends. I didn’t hang out at work.

Instead, I went to the one place I could get away from it all. I was able to breathe. I was able to cry. I was able think. I was able to do whatever I wanted to because I was by myself.

And being away from it all made me realize that being alone was ok. That sometimes you need time away from everything to heal. Closing yourself off is ok if it’s what you really need. It doesn’t mean you hate everything and everyone. You just need time to do you.

And that’s ok.

Give yourself time.