I have learned that sometimes people see value in you but instead of simply connecting, they’d like to assert superiority over you for a flimsy boost to their ego
Many people are still struggling to accept themselves, so expecting universal approval is never realistic. Be real, and if someone dislikes you, let it be because you were honest, not because you were pretending just to fit in.
Human approval is unstable. Someone may praise you today and criticize you tomorrow, so it's wiser to anchor your life in deeper principles than in other people's opinions.
You’ll see posts running around like ‘Venus Ketu will bring detachment/ breakup/ etc.’ When the truth is, no transit will bring anything if you are meant to be and any transit can bring anything if you’re not meant to be.
In order to build confidence you have to be radically honest about what you are insecure about. In order to love yourself you have to be honest about what you dislike about yourself.