Take care of that inner child. Order the midnight pizza. Play video games for 12 hours. Eat the entire tub of ice cream.
I’m not saying one should do this every day, however, it’s important to recognize the wounds and allow yourself to feel them from a place of understanding and compassion for a younger you who didn’t understand.
It’s good that Anon writes this. It’s time that he felt the pain so he can have compassion for himself and begin to heal.