she Needed Likes to Feel Loved: How Chasing Online Validation left her Empty Until Found Worth in God

"I Crossed Lines I Never Thought I Would" She spent years chasing attention from strangers online, believing likes, comments, and messages could fill the emptiness inside her. Behind the perfect posts and smiling pictures was a woman battling insecurity, loneliness, anxiety, and the painful fear of never feeling truly loved. The more validation she received, the more lost she became. What started as harmless scrolling slowly turned into emotional dependence, unhealthy choices, and a life built around approval from people who never really knew her. When everything finally fell apart, she was forced to confront the truth she had been avoiding for years: no amount of attention could heal a wounded heart. In the middle of shame, exhaustion, and emotional brokenness, she slowly began finding her way back to God. This honest and deeply relatable story explores insecurity, comparison, online addiction, faith, healing, and the journey of discovering true worth beyond the opinions of others. She Needed Likes to Feel Loved is a powerful reminder that being seen by the world is not the same as being known, and that God's love reaches people even in the middle of their lowest moments. Part of the When God Found Me series - powerful stories of broken people, life-changing moments, and the hope that can still be found in the darkest seasons of life.

Pages: 93, Paperback, Independently published