Dear Patrick,

Thanks for writing back. So to answer your questions:

1. A person, met at an event. We became close and I got really attached. It was not mutual because i didn’t feel the love meanwhile the person loved me so much. We ended it.

2. I’m raised like normal. Well, my family is Chinese conservative but I’m not living in China. I can’t hug or kiss my parents, it’s just awkward and we are not accustomed to do that. Even saying I love you, it’s just not our family thing. But I talk to them normally, joke around, and share daily stories. To my siblings too.

3. In high school, I didn’t feel like this. I’m sure that before senior high school, I had a good self-esteem. But now, i can say that my self-esteem is low because I’m easily offended by critics.

I’m trying hard every day to not let the evil thoughts control me. I know it’s there. So what I’m doing now is not to get into my thought too much. If I think it’s gonna make me crazy, I will step back from my thought and take it easy. Thanks once again, Patrick.

felita.