What's the best advice you would give to your teenage self?

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PeachyPie93 · Accepted Answer

Stop feeling shit about yourself  because destroying yourself while still living is the dumbest shit you will ever do, especially the self harm with food.  You aren't weird , just pretend you are someone else and you get better in time with socializing.  You have anxiety, get it sorted  so you can finally walk around and not be constantly worried what everyone is thinking about you.  Stop being jealous of your older sister , she will always be a bitch who isn't as smart as you. Stop trying to find validation from other people  you will never find it, but just know you are a good person and better than all the people who ever had something to say. Enjoy your youth and be happy  because this is the only time you won't be pressured by anyone or have any responsibilities.  Never fall in love  it is the worst thing you will ever put yourself though.

CupcakeTheDestroyer · Accepted Answer

If you live your life by the standards of other people, you will never be happy. Hating your body doesn’t make you modest, it makes you miserable. Life is not a race, you don’t have to meet the same milestones as everyone else to be considered a person. You already are a person, you exist and therefore you are a person. The idea that you have to be a specific person to be a  person  is just conformity. You don’t have to do it if you don’t want to and you will be okay.

ProbablyClueless · Accepted Answer

This would be a rough thing to try and explain to younger me, but I think he would probably appreciate hearing it; but I would tell him "if they wanted to, they would."

If they wanted you around... they would invite you. If they wanted to make you feel appreciated, they would tell you.

I spent way too much of my life trying to appease people who I didn't recognize didn't want me around. And regardless of whatever the reason was that they didn't want me around, I should have recognized that they didn't. And I guess I just didn't ever really make the connection that the reason it felt like work to maintain the friendships was because they didn't want to be my friends.

It's kind of a sad realization to make.

Wolf_Thunderspirit · Accepted Answer

You have to get with Julie to have the most awesome son you'll ever have; but don't give her 200% like I did. After 3 nervous breakdowns, you'll figure out your son, NOT JULIE, was the answer to your prayer: "To find someone who loves me as much as I love them."
It would take 23 years to find the woman who loves me that way. And I married her 2 years after that.

WilliamPamer446 · Answer

Be yourself

Make friends outside of school

Make meaningful relationships with girls

Don't listen to nihilistic YouTube videos, your a good hearted humanist. Don't let your quest for knowledge hurt your conscience.

Actually listen to Christians in debate videos.

Listen to Christian music, even if you don't agree with it. You know you enjoy it on some level.

Give God a try. Accept Jesus into your heart.

Enjoy your hobbies be yourself and try listening meaningful rock and rap and give anti establishment independant music a try.

I'm autistic so I'd be patient with my younger self. Some things I wasn't ready to here.

ChiTown33 · Answer

Like a high school basketball coach once said, "It doesn't matter whether you win or lose it's how you play the game." "And even that doesn't matter very much."🤣

Run your race. Most people's opinion don't mean squat.

Fatoumamoud · Answer

Always put God first and you need to work on your study and be kinder to parents.

bobby_bush_eater · Answer

Start investing young (responsibly, not crypto or NFTs), don't give into peer pressure, look for the road less traveled and go that way for your future, you don't HAVE to go to college or do this or that. Look for the unorthodox even if conventional options are your choice (ie. College)

Also try more new things, step out of your comfort zone while it's all in a controlled environment since you're a minor. It'll make it easier to do these things when you're an adult.

Miah04 · Answer

Never let others convince you that you are not capable of achieving something.

Joshydavid25 · Answer

Get into computers and tech and don't try to pursue acting.. Also start working out now!..

dolemite58 · Answer

Don’t waste time on sports. Play one sport ur freshman and unless ur phenomenal at it, have an after school job the rest of high school and save your money.

DrPepper12 · Answer

When kim wants to fuck your brains out in 1992 DO IT!!

sawno · Answer

I can't give any advice because I don't know what dire consequences that would have on my life. I like who I became.

Nerdvana · Answer

Collect more baseball cards. And most of your life will be spent after high school. Start getting ready for it.

exitseven · Answer

Get everything in writing.

Emmytexrex · Answer

Don't be scared to face your fears

JohnK123 · Answer

Keep doing stuff u love and are good at

Enginn · Answer

Keep going you will become me

andy530 · Answer

Live authentically. Take risks, now’s the time

shortster · Answer

Buy Bitcoin.

slatyb · Answer

See a therapist

zombiewoof · Answer

Go for it

jamesgoldman · Answer

Invest sooner

noohair · Answer

No alcohol

QuietRunner · Answer

more sex

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