You are always in control of whom you choose to spend your time with. If those around you do not make you feel good about yourself, then leave. Being by yourself and understanding your own value if far better than being in the company of those who don’t appreciate you.
Of course we are. Well, most of us are. I know I am, and that’s power. I have the power to choose who comes into my life, who goes and who stays. I have to power choose who I want to be with and why. Know your power, purpose and strength.