"Self-actualized people are independent of the good opinion of others" Dyer

The following is a look at the good and bad of my independence.

I feel, most often than not, that my incessant independence is one of my virtues. It's probably one of my most endearing qualities to others. It is good for myself, my experiences, and for the way I learn and have learned to handle and deal with whatever life has thrown at me. It is the heart and soul of my enthusiasm, of my drive (most of the time), and of my entire personality. I have grown to be an increadibly strong, and ridiculously independent woman, and in all actuality...I have always been. I was the girl too independent to wait for her mom to show her how to shave her legs. I was the girl too independent to admit when I need help. I was the girl so independent that I looked to barely anyone through one of the hardest times of my life.

Mostly, it sounds like I'm a girl who can do anything by herself...but in all actuality, when I shaved my legs without my mom, I bled; when I didn't admit I needed help, I failed (like literally, an F); and when I didn't turn to anyone, I was alone, and often times still am, in those feelings.