20 things I'd tell my 20-year-old self.

I posted this on Tumblr two weeks ago and thought it'd be relevant to this blog so I'm posting it here, too. Personal growth is an extremely important subject to me so you'll see me talk about it on a semi-regular basis at the very least.

2011 was a horrible year for me. I became sicker than I had ever been, went through a nasty break up and more that I won’t discuss.

I survived it and have changed a lot since so I thought I’d do this.

1. I know you don’t want to be alone but let him go. Your relationship is gone. It’ll almost kill you but you’ll make it through alive.
2. Don’t push the break up to the back of your mind. I know you’ll be loaded with college work but make some time for yourself so you can work through it.
3. You’ll meet Nightwish next year.
4. Stop running away from your problems. You’re only making things worse for yourself.
5. Zyprexa will make you gain weight in an extremely short amount of time and turn you robotic. Don’t be scared to ask for something that won’t make you gain weight.
6. Your make-up and nail polish collection will become ridiculous over the next two years.
7. Stop trying to compete with other people. You’re your own person.
8. It’s okay to be single.
9. I know this is impossible to believe but you’ll get on with your parents one day, I promise.
10. You hate Doctor Who but it’ll become your favourite show next year.
11. You won’t be able to understand how you lived on Diet Coke for so long.
12. You’ll end up with a brilliant psychiatrist who will actually listen to what you have to say.
13. You’re going to become attached to fictional characters.
14. You’ll get bored of having dark hair.
15. The person you call your best friend will leave you but it won’t be life-shattering as you imagine it to be because you have the strength to cope with it without self-destructing.
16. You’re going to grow as a person and change in such a short amount of time that you won’t notice for a while.
17. You’re going to meet some wonderful new people.
18. You look lovely without needing to straighten your hair all the time.
19. One of your idols will call you beautiful.
20. Drinking constantly will end up being extremely boring.