As I become more self confident and realize who I am, I cant help but notice people asking me what happened. I was a loser growing up and was nothing like I am now. How do you fully grow into yourself and become the man you want to be if you do not like your former self? I think it would be a cheap way out to blame it on my parents raising me or something like that. I want to accept my new self but cant get over the past. While I realize that the past is over, I cannot see past the fact that it happened and shaped the way people see me today. Basically what Im asking is how do you say fuck you to your former insecure self and move on to the life you want to live?