I fed myself before I got desperate

Dear Delyara, I ate before I was starving. Rested before I was collapsing. Drank water before I had a headache. Said no before I became resentful. None of this is glamorous. All of it feels like love. I think part of self-love is refusing to make your own body and mind beg before you respond. I’m learning that late, but I’m learning it.