When a person feels a high level of stress or hyper-vigilance in their daily life, the brain can begin a process called Self Silencing, but personally I naturally consider it "shrinking"

You were not meant to fit neatly into the space someone else made for you. You were meant to create your own.Self love is not just affirmations and bubble baths. It is the quiet decision to stop apologizing for who you are when you are being your truest self.