I fucked up and accidentally created that last thread before I was remotely ready, so here I go again.

I was rewatching Durarara on Netflix and it reminded me about when I used to come onto this website. It was like Reddit before I had Reddit. I went through a really rough middle school and high school life, and there were so many things I wish I heard then. The kind of things I wish I could go back now and tell my younger self. I know there are a lot of you out there who might be going through what I did, or God forbid worse. I figured maybe putting these things on here might help some of you. Or maybe it’s just my way of trying to go back and right my life’s wrongs... no matter, there has to be someone out there who needs to hear this, right?

1) Be honest with yourself
This was something I didn’t even realize I wasn’t doing. Part of adolescence is learning who you are, and discovering your identity. Being honest with yourself will make this process a lot easier, and even fun. Being dishonest, however, can make this a horrible process and all the harder to bear. What I mean is if you like a certain thing, tell yourself over and over that it makes you happy. Don’t be afraid of liking things, even if others don’t. Same vice verca. This is especially true for people. Really ask yourself if being around a certain person is fun for you. If you find yourself feeling drained or hurt around them, don’t be afraid to go on a break from that person, and step away for a bit (or even cut off ties completely, if it’s that severe).

2) Don’t let other people tell you that what you feel is invalid.
Unfortunately, I was bullied through a lot of middle school and high school, and I didn’t even really have friends to help me through that. I was friends with people who made suffering a competition. People who said, “oh, you’re going through a bad time right now? Well, I’VE been going through a WORSE time for some other reason, so don’t talk about your problem as if it matters!” These we’re not good friends. This kind of talk encourages you to put yourself in bad situations or ruin your relationship with your parents, just to impress or show up your “friends.” Likewise, if you try to talk about something good that happened to you, your real friends will help you celebrate it. They wouldn’t tell you that what’s happening to you isn’t a big deal.

3) Keep an eye out for beautiful things, the world isn’t so bad
I think this was the mentality that helped me the most through my worst times. I had to keep telling myself that the world isn’t so bad. Yes, you will go through some sad times, and the world will push you down harder and harder every time you try to get back up. But if you stay strong, the world will grant you beautiful gifts. Things you only dreamed about. Impossibly beautiful things.

That’s all I can think of now. Please don’t be afraid to reach out if you need to talk, or want to vent, or anything. I’m more than happy to chat for a bit, and I’m sure others are too.

Reading your thread shows how truly you have grown even though we never met nor knew each other. I'm so happy there are people who grew up like this and it makes my heart smile (￣∇￣)

We're not one to force people how to live their lives but sharing how to get through it never hurts. I thank you in behalf of the others who'll read this too!

Hi Ace, I think I remember you.
I used to hang out here about 6-7 years ago... ? I think. Then I went away and briefly returned in 2016.

We should hang out in the Lounge chat and name it "Welcome Back" in case some of us return.

Man, that very first Line chat group was such a great community. I miss it so much.