If you could go back and give your young self one piece of advice, what would it be?

[theRetroHawk]

Not to be mellow dramatic but I've always said my biggest regret is not ctbing early on instead I gave myself until 18 and became too attached to my family now I feel too bad to do it

 

[onbekend]

I'm only 18 right now, but if I was talking to myself at the age of 10, I'd tell myself to enjoy my childhood and to avoid people taking photos of myself (So I don't gotta delete them all when I CTB lol). I couldn't bare to tell my 10 year old self about anything the future has in store, As I'm not sure how a younger me would be able to handle that info.

If I could go back in time to when I was 13-15 and had a higher sense of comprehension however, I would tell myself to stop pursuing my passions at the time, as they were nothing more than a waste of time that could've been spent on better things. Don't bother making friends, or talking to people because life only got worse for me if I did (at the time I had nobody but my family members to talk to, and yet I was still happier). Because now, I've fucked up my entire life and there is nothing to live for all because of bad decisions I've made.

I'm not sure how my past self at 10 years old would react, but my teenage self would probably just laugh it off unfortunately.

 

[SMG08ABUSER]

Be more open to socializing with others. I would likely have a much better support system if I had talked to more people in high school and made more friends with different people. I was too damn shy back then, and it really limited me in every aspect of my life. I'm facing the consequences of that today. It's much harder to make friends and build a support system once everyone around my age has already graduated college and established their own lives.

14 year old me was experiencing depression and social anxiety for the very first time, and it made me withdraw from everyone, even those who tried to be friendly to me.

 

[BlackMoon]

Find a place like SaSu, find ressources, and do it. Do it as long as you are single, it'll make things easier. Use your pocket money, do it.

 

[Krobo]

Don't engage in that kind of exercise. The accident ruined a lot. Joint on the right side just started to fall apart this week and might not be healing this time. Right limb beginning to feel alien to me, like it's some kind of puppet attached to me rather than a part of my own body. Don't throw away the excess meto.

 

[EyeWish...]

I don't wanna give my younger self any advice, fuck him. I'd rather just tell him that he's on his own. I'd think that'd be the best long term game anyway.

 

[Dr Iron Arc]

Depends on which younger self I get to go back to give advice to.

If it's me when I'm 10 years old I'm gonna tell myself not to catch feelings for the girl who's about to save me from despair after my parents' separation. Oh and buy Bitcoin. That's not gonna exist for a while but you'll know it when you hear it.

If it's me when I'm 20 years old I'm gonna tell myself not to catch feelings for the girl who's about to help me get over the previous girl. Or maybe I'll just tell him to actually talk to her and make it clear I liked her like that so she won't choose someone else over me. Also there's a global pandemic coming in a few years so tell everyone to wash their hands more.

If it's me when I'm 26 years old, I might just tell him to do whatever it takes to meet in person the girl he's about to encounter from this website. Do it at all costs. I don't care that you only have three days before she cuts ties with you just do it. Oh yeah and Phases 4 and 5 of the MCU are gonna suck. Sorry about that. Not even all the Spider-Man villains coming back will save the rest of it.

If it's me from last month, I'd just punch him in the face and beat up the fuck out of myself right there until he decides to learn not to become infatuated with the current woman who's got my attention right now.

On second thought no matter which self I return to, even if it's me as a small baby that would only make it easier to murder myself then and there and just erase myself from existence lest any of these women ever have to suffer the displeasure of knowing me. It would feel pretty cathartic too since this is the monster who's about to ruin my life with his antics anyway.

 

[pthnrdnojvsc]

I would give my younger self this advice:

Nothing matters. All those 1000s of garbage distraction addictions like youtube , tv , news , media, movies, social, media, romantically love , etc are to distract you from reality and the main goal which is getting out of this prison hell ASAP to avoid extreme pain and to escape the prison. In short nothing matters except suicide asap. Avoid those and all distractions like the plague. Focus only on the one goal. Work like hell only on the one goal. Become obsessed with the one goal .

Nothing else matters. What could matter ? you're a bunch of cells, a zygote , the first eukaryotic cell. You're nothing but a bug but one that can suffer extreme pain

There's much more and more than I'll ever post here

 

[UserHussein]

• Detach your desk-top computer from your desk and put it in the basement so as you're not tempted to waste time
• Do your homework in school so you're not tempted to procrastinate
• Quit binging YouTube
• Stop playing video games
• Pay attention in class

 

[nopointinlivingg]

"Get it over with already. There is nothing but pain ahead and nothing will get better, only the same or worse. People who tell you otherwise are lying or fools."

 

[Argo]

Stop being an egomaniac, and resenting and blaming others, it only poisons and sabotages everything you'll ever try to do. Kindness and a forgiving attitude towards yourself lets you more easily have the same towards others. Focus more on how you're making others feel, rather than how they make you feel. Leave your home as early as possible, even if it means a hard life. You have it in you.

 

[lurk3r]

college is not for you, chase your dreams, and don't do drugs

 

[silent.desperation]

Stop caring so much about other people's opinions, none of it matters.

 

[Silo2938]

Hell is other! Don't trust/believe anythings/anyone but yourself

 

[loslassen]

If you had a time machine to go back and talk to your young self, what would you say? You know that what you say he/she will listen and do it, but you can only give him/her one piece of advice.

cry, throw tantrums, make your feelings known. once you become a doormat you never get back up.

 

[Neverfeltdeader]

Stop partying so much and focus on studies. Do whatever you can to finish a degree in something that matters, eat better (a whole lot better) and take care of yourself.

 

[FujoshiNeet]

Don't you dare start throwing up all your food because that's what an older kid told you to do to lose weight.
Don't fucking drop out of school & stop eating in the bathroom, you do have friends there.
Alcohol will do nothing but hurt you in ways you could never imagine. Stop now.

 

[Forever Sleep]

The weeks winning lottery numbers when you turn 18 are...

Don't do that degree. Do this one instead.

All of the times you think you are falling in love are most likely limerence.

Make more effort to keep in touch with the people that did so much for you because they'll die eventually and you'll feel guilty you didn't do more for them.

 

[kirua]

Fuck everyone, they r liars

 

[sirciroc]

I would warn myself about COVID-19. It's not when my depression started, but it is definitely when it took a turn for the absolute worst. I don't think I'd be in the position that im in, or even on this account looking up methods, if not for that shitty pandemic.