This has happened to virtually every single one of us. Being screwed over, led on, played with, and treated like you don't matter. It sucks. It hurts. It's a stab to the heart. Nothing good comes from being screwed over…or does it? When you get fired from a job or don't get a call back for an internship you feel like everything in the world is working against you. This causes the feelings of guilt, self-hate, anxiety, and many other negative emotions that are only going to hold you down. The best thing you can do in these situations is to be as optimistic as you can. I know, easier said than done. Being positive all the time is tough, especially when it does feel like nothing is working out in your favor.

You have control over everything that happens to you. You can take a terrible experience and make it into an enlightening life lesson. You are in control of everything that happens to you. Positive or negative. You cannot allow someone to mess with your head or make you feel inferior to them unless you allow it. This does not mean to blame yourself for the actions of the other person or having any type of regrets. You cannot go back in time and change meeting that person or allowing them into your life. You can only allow how you respond to how they have treated you. If someone does you wrong, you walk away. If someone does you right and you aren't interested, well, you also walk away. The most beneficial thing about being screwed over is that it makes you wise. Letting people into your life helps you grow and teaches you how you want to be treated by someone. Just because you got screwed over does not mean there is anything wrong with you. In fact, it could mean whoever did the screwing over just was not ready for you.