V.

Giving up something is never easy, and with time it gets harder to let things go. After a while, the things you do and have become a part of you, and it can feel like you're losing a part of your identity. This in itself is quite a scary thought, that the very essence of your being is vanishing away into nothingness.
I know it can often seem like you should carry something on because if you give it up, no matter what, it will appear to others that you lack integrity. Even when the best choice is to do what you know is right, this still gets in the way.

Just try and remember why you did it in the first place, and keep comfort in the knowledge that being unique isn't being someone you're not.