What advice would you give your younger self?

Don't focus too much on other people and their opinions of you. Love people, but not so much that you forget about yourself, and how important you are too.

Question everything you've been taught. Rebel, rebel, rebel

Never trust a therapist or anyone that has to boast about the things they do for people. Be suspicious of everyone. Try not to fall apart when the people you love stab you in the back.

To get out of the house allot more

Be careful what you wish for.

Quit drinking when you first suspect you have a problem.
Don't ever pick up a razor blade to SI
Focus more on friends and relationships than your career.

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Get therapy now....when I think of what college could have been surrounded by friends I feel I really missed out

Realize that education is one of the most important keys to opportunity.

Pace yourself, you wascally wabbit, you!

Your personality will even out and become more balanced

Take each day as it comes. Don't worry about the further.

I would have tried different things more.I would have tried even though failure was a possibility.I would have tried to be not so scared of failing and just tried what I wanted to try.

Stop trying to fit in - you were born to stand out

Be honest, the person you are is interesting enough and you dont need to lie about who you are for people to like you

Money really is important.

•Love without attachment!

• Make the most of the time you have, because you can never get it back.

•No one can hurt you without your permission.

Don't confuse attention for love. Listen to your intuition; if you hesitate or question the decision it is probably wrong. Communicate arrangements and responsibilities - especially financial. Again listen to your intuition; where there is smoke there is fire. Speak up and advocate for yourself! Don't be afraid to say 'No'. Let him know what behaviours are non-negotiable. Get out before you are trapped.

Don't spend the money.

I'd have so many things to say.

* So WHAT if your science teacher is a jerk, and he's not teaching you anything, and he's destroying your interest. Don't let a-holes dictate your life. Keep at the science. Do well in other areas, then pick it back up in college. Studying music won't get you anywhere.

* Sure, your parents want you to shut up all the time. Practice outside the house. Try talking to other people. And if someone tries to pretend that they're your mother or father, remember that they are not, and tell them what they can do with their attitude.

* Do not think that just because YOU wouldn't hurt a friend or someone you love, that someone who CLAIMS to be your friend or CLAIMS to love you won't hurt you. They'll cause you harm.

* You are a naive kid, and guess what? You'll remain mostly naive until you are almost 50. We need to sit and have a very serious talk.

The most significant thing that I would tell my younger self is to slow down and enjoy each moment. I feel like I spent my childhood and early adulthood being too forward thinking. I was always thinking about the future and the next thing ahead of me. I was not living in the moment. I don't think I fully appreciated a lot of moments. Then, one day you wake up, and you're over thirty -- thinking, where did my childhood go?

I'd apply to go to nursing college and ask for help to apply for a grant, and not listen to the person who told me that I shouldn't do it because it was them that didn't like it.

I'd end a relationship where deep down I knew I wasn't in love and seek emotional support from a counselor.

I'd tell myself to work more on nurturing caring friendships and not beat myself up if a friendship didn't progress in the way I'd hoped.

I'd also tell myself then that my parents weren't that healthy for me to be around and that they weren't going to support me.

I'd prioritise eating healthily on a budget and, although I'm not sure if it was around back then, I'd push myself to take up pilates or something similar.

Listen to your gut, or whatever you call it. That small, still voice inside of you is trying to keep you from making terrible mistakes.

Never forget, if something (or someone) looks too good to be true, it probably is (they probably are).

NOBODY and NOTHING is worth you losing your personal integrity, or your profoundest wishes for your own life. Don't get sidetracked by another's, "life plans".

Work hard while you can, because Life, and your health, can change in a heartbeat.

Surround yourself with people who value and understand you. Avoid those who are endlessly negative and disparaging.

And, finally, Protect the vulnerable.

Don't let people push you around,
If you see injustice and no one around you is doing anything, you step up to the plate and do what it right don't follow the crowd like a sheep

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Never give up.

Please, for your own sake, tell someone.
I know you're scared but not telling anyone will cause so much pain further down the road. I know you love him, but what he's doing isn't love. He's taking advantage of your trust. And now for us it's too late to do anything other than get away, which is much harder than it sounds.
Tell someone.