What is something you would say to your younger self?

@CheeryMango Compromise is the superior alternative to having done nothing in the stagnation for Perfectionism; those efforts spent in non-creative and non-novel projects could have been times in the past spent better in the retrospective on what has been done towards any given goal.

i would tell myself to try even harder and that my quest in male validation would only result in lost time and no solid connections. i would also tell myself that literally no ones looking at me no one cares i have a pimple on my face no one even noticed my hair looks bad today. i would tell myself that not everyone has bad intentions and to talk to more people. i would tell myself to not take hate so harshly. if they dont think im funny sucks for them. my opinion is the only opinion that matters in those situations.

Don't overwork yourself

Something I would say to my other self if I had a chance would be that everybody is your friend and that you can't trust everybody and it is not okay to be used it is not okay to be abused it's okay to leave and start fresh.

I would say, thanks for helping me learn!

dont do it it’s not worth it

Don't get involved with someone you know is not good for you. Don't risk long term happiness for a fling thinking you are strong enough to end things without getting hurt.

Do not live your life satisfying what other people want you to be, live your own life

@CheeryMango Enjoy life now because it only gets worse

You matter. You are enough. Your thoughts and feelings are valid.