I'm so sorry to hear about what you had to go through at the salon. May you be reimbursed in another way by someone else. I believe in karma and I believe that the heaven above sees your integrity and will reward you.

It's hard for me to speak up for myself too and I empathize with you. I am still experiencing growing pain in this area. I don't have the best advice for you, other than that you should establish boundaries on what you are willing and not willing to tolerate from others (and if possible, get an accountability partner or a therapist to help you stick to it....I think you could even use a habit tracker for this too).