for context, i was hanging out with my friends, and i was really getting shaken up because it had been a long week and i've been really tired, and they start being rough and criticizing me. me being a very emotionally vulnerable person i start having this sinking feeling on all of my body. i tried to stay composed, and vocalize the way i feel. and then this big talk started about me being myself despite the criticism and blah blah blah

and then i tell them "i don't know how to be myself", which has been a problem for years, which makes me have a complete emotional breakdown. i completely broke down right then and there and my friends watched and tried to comfort me