Having a healed enough nervous system so that you don’t lose yourself each time someone disregards you, dislikes you, or invalidates you, is true peace. Choosing to stand in your authenticity, without the urge to prove or change any opinions of you, is where your power lies.
Growing up is realizing that alot of people actively try and put you in a box because they can only see and think from a labeled/limited perspective. Adulting is constantly fighting off projections and reminding people that you control your own narrative, not them.