We all would have been through many challenging situations at every pass of life. And during these times, we expect our friends and closer ones to stay with us and support us. But this doesn't happen every time.

That doesn't mean those who don't stay with us are not our close ones.

It doesn't matter with whom you are roaming for hours together but at the end of the day, that one person who has seen everything with you is YOU.

Always try to be a little detached from things/people that demotivate you or put you down or those things that don't provide peace to you.

At every point in time, at every decision we make, the one that stays with us till the very end is you. Believe in yourself always no matter what situation you are being put in.

Solving others' problems and helping them come out of tough situations is good and when vice versa happens also, we are ready to accept the help. But it is you that will have to take the next step regardless of what the advice/solution you have received. 

Taking responsibility for the decisions we take makes us better human beings, at the end of the day. 

This helps us grow as better human beings and we strive to be that person in life- being that helping person and caring for others and creating a better environment for ourselves.

Also, this doesn't mean we should not be an extrovert and not have close friends and things like that. You will/can find someone who understands you completely and would be there for you in even worst situations and would help us cope with it but that doesn't mean you can't be your friend.  It is just that it is going to be you, always you, who is going to be your own best friend, who will motivate you at difficult times and be happy for all the anecdotes and be sad for all the heartbreaks that might occur in the way.

Being your own best friend is the best way to find yourself and be a better person. When we are low, we tend to go into a shell of overthinking and cut off all those who care about us. Sometimes, you will feel lonely and not be acknowledged as a person or as a friend. All this happens only when you start overthinking about situations that might not just happen to you and might not even happen. 

To overcome this, we need to have a best friend within ourselves to find ways to cope with the lows of our life. We can be at our utter bottom and be filled with all kinds of thoughts but at the end of it, it is always YOU that will matter and always be the best friend to ourselves you ever wished for.