I'm terribly sorry for the troubles you all had to endure at such a young age...! At the same time, it was really inspiring reading all of these replies, especially from many of you saying that it got better in the end. I'm so glad. ^^

Even so. When I was younger, I was home-schooled and didn't have any friends in real life. I struggled with a lot of emotional problems and had no one to turn to when it got bad--so if I ever met my old self, I'd tell him;

"You shouldn't change yourself to appeal to others. Try to find something that you like about yourself and be proud of it! Stay true to yourself; go out there and see the world!"