If you've been on your personal development journey for a while- you've probably heard the phrase "self-validation" more than a few times. That the key to healing is truly not caring what anyone else thinks. If you just loved yourself enough, something in your brain would click, all of your problems would melt away, and you'd become a beacon of perfect mental health. The result? Another thing weighing you down. Another task making you wonder if you're a failure.