Self-doubt is the most dangerous mental space to live in. The thoughts that repeat in our heads make our reality. If we don’t believe in our capacity to handle situations, those thoughts will create an undesirable reality. For most of our young life, our emotions have a way of clouding our judgment. When we don’t understand our emotions, we end up misinterpreting the world and other people. Ultimately, separating us further from what we want the most, connection. It takes quality time by yourself and introspection to be able to make sense of your own mind. Less time outward and more inward is what makes us helpful and emotionally available to others. But even as you become emotionally literate, we will often have confusion, existential questions and triggers. I suppose we have to learn to live with the contradictions of life in order to find lasting peace.