Finding oneself can be a mess

S - You have to stop worrying so much about others' feelings, especially in detriment of your own...
Red - ... but I'm afraid of hurting them too much and loosing them in the process.
S - Yes, they will be hurt, but they have to accept this isn't about them, it's about you taking care of yourself and standing secure on your own. Those people love you. Hard as it may be for them, they should meet you at the end of the line, because losing you now, could mean gaining you fully, whole heartedly soon.
Red - What if they don't? What if it's the worst choice ever?
S - Then you'll deal with it, but at least you'll be certain. Of yourself, of what you want. Sometimes you have to take a step back so you can move forward. And maybe this is just the laying of foundations to a new building, one you're sure of, one you can give yourself to 100%, one that is really you.