None of this is about becoming untouchable. A person who feels nothing isn't strong, they're just hiding. The goal is to feel everything and still stand: to let praise be pleasant without being load-bearing, to let people come and go without taking your center with them. You stop waiting to be chosen the day you choose yourself - fully, daily, without apology. Build the foundation. Sit back down at the center of your own life. Take your power back, follow your triggers home, and keep your peace clean.