focus on you.

There comes a time in every person's life when they must reflect, go within, and "focus on themselves." This can be particularly challenging if you've found yourself geared toward accommodating other people's needs—and what does it really mean to focus on yourself anyway?

Here's what to know.

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What it really means to focus on yourself

Letting go.

We all have a past, and sometimes, things that happened in the past have a way of sticking with us and hold us back from moving forward.

If you're struggling to move on, here's what mental health experts recommend in order to leave the past behind once and for all.

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toxic relationships.

If you are in immediate danger, call 9-1-1. For anonymous and confidential help, you can call the National Domestic Violence Hotline (1-800-799-7233 or TTY 1-800-787-3224) and speak with a trained advocate for free as many times as you need. They're available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. You can also speak to them through a live private chat on their website.

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setting boundaries

Many people have the wrong idea about boundaries. They believe that they already have good boundaries when in reality they have brick walls, or they believe that boundaries are "unkind."

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