Experience is the best teacher & lessons.
It doesn’t make you strong to shut yourself off numb yourself. That’s a coping mechanism but it’s the sign of weakness, not strength. Strength comes in how you handle the pain.
Experience is the best teacher & the darkest time is the precious lesson. We can’t avoid or run away, just be tough, smart & optimistic.
Learn to say NO 
How remarkable things began to take place in your life? 
When you are distant & trying to figure yourself out 
When you learn how much you are worth