As I finished reading Allison Ives' amazing article titled Secondhand Insecurity, I found myself agreeing with every impacting comment and intelligent assertion. Ives directed my attention towards the "poisonous people" that ignite selfconciousness and anxiety in people due to their "lethal negativity". She managed to stun me with how close to home her perspective seemed. I found that she spoke to me directly about "insecurity addicts" that can infect one's mind. I know her words are something I can truly relate to. I appreciate Ives' article for bringing me to that realization and I'm grateful that she voiced her story so that the world can read it and be as inspired as I was.