Everybody is talking about how hard it is to be a teenager, but if you ask them why, they couldn't tell you the answer. Some of the reasons why our teenage years are hard is because we can't accept ourselves. But I can help you a little bit with this! :)
I am not the same as you are. Maybe we are similar but never the same. The minute we accept this, a lot of our problems will resolve. Why? Because when you accept it, you will realize that you can't compare yourself to that person on TikTok you've seen, because you are not the same. You can't have the exact same look as them, because maybe you don't have their genetics. You CAN'T be like them, because you are not them.
One day I saw a quote, and it said, "A person who is friends with everybody is an enemy to themselves." And that is so true. You cannot like everybody, and you can't be liked by everybody. You will attract people with the same attitude as you, with the same lifestyle as you, and the same traumas as you (that's why healing is so important, but I will also write a post about it). If you try to meet everyone's expectations, you will lose yourself, and NOTHING is worth losing yourself. You have to accept that not everybody will like you, and that's okay.
I know that this is so hard, but this is also the most important. You have to start small, for example, act like a confident person every day, and then you will become confident. Confidence isn't about being conceited; it's about trusting yourself and respecting yourself.
This is so important!!! You have to know your limits, your boundaries, what is good for you, what is bad for you, what you want, and what you hate. Being a teenager is about knowing yourself. You have to go out of your comfort zone, try new things, figure out what you are good at, and what you should develop. Sometimes you have to be uncomfortable to become a better, stronger, and smarter person.
You can do all of these things, but if you don't accept yourself, it means nothing. You have to accept who you are, with all of your "defects." It doesn't mean that you shouldn't work on these things, but if you don't love yourself the way you are, you wouldn't be able to do it any other way. Accept who you are, work on yourself, be your best version, be unique, be imperfect, be weird!
Just be who you are!
XOXO
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