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An Open Letter To High School Me

Sometimes you need to reflect on your life--especially as a high schooler.

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When you enter high school, you will deal with anxiety and depression.

Please, remember that you are not alone and that there are people who want to help you.

You will lose a good amount of friends, but it's all for the best. Trust me, if they don't stick around they're not worth it. Don't bother worrying about them and what they think.

You will make new friends who will stick by your side even past high school. They are worth it. Treasure them.

Your best friend will move away your sophomore year, but don't despair.

Even when you two lose contact, you will find your way back to each other and be stronger than ever.

You won't always know what to tell your friends and you don't need to. It isn't your job to know what they should do.

You are, however, a great listener. Offer them your ear, you don't have to talk back to them to be helpful.

You will become friends with a great guy your freshman year. He will be there for you when you need him throughout high school. He's your best friend.

He will even be there for you on his mission, never forget how much he means to you. He will help you through dating and he will help you when it comes to other guys.

Sophomore year you will meet a guy in your chemistry class, but you won't really talk much. You'll just become friends who only see each other in class, but hold onto that friendship.

When you graduate and go to college you two will reconnect and become best friends. You will bond over so many things and it'll be one of the most important friendships you ever have.

You will have three relationships in high school, they will all end badly because they will all be abusive, but they will be abusive in different ways. They will lie to you, verbally abuse you, and try to control you.

This doesn't mean that you shouldn't date the guys, though. You will learn things from them. You will learn things that you need to learn. You will learn about what you want and about what you deserve.

Your heart will be broken--many times. But that is highschool for you.

You will become stronger because of these heartaches. Some relationships just aren't meant to be, no matter how much you wish they were.

You will find out who you really are and you will be better for it.

You will learn all you can about yourself and life. Acknowledge that when you do, you can't see the entire picture yet. Heck, I don't even see the entire picture now and it's been almost 6 years later.

Mainly what I'm getting at is, enjoy who you are. Enjoy your life. Even when your experiences aren't that great or are even downright horrible, they will build you up to be the person you are today and that has made all of the difference. Do not regret anything. Everything happens for a reason.


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