People who like you will see that you are trying to be better than you were yesterday and appreciate you for it. People who hate you will judge you for who you were yesterday. One troubling thing about humanity is knowing that there will always be those who wish to judge you based on your past mistakes. One uplifting thing about humanity is that there are many many more people who are interested in your growth and development. Let’s say you overcame alcoholism. It’s more rare than not to meet a person who says “once an alcoholic, always an alcoholic. You’ll never change”. Most people will congratulate you on overcoming your challenge and wish you well in regards to your future. The reason the negative outlier stands out is often because we speak to ourselves the same way. We are our own worst critics. And hearing an outside source validate our secret horrible thoughts about ourselves makes them seem even more true. But they’re not. Don’t give in to fear and self doubt. Most people are rooting for you. Give yourself permission to root for you too.