What would you tell your 18 year old self?

[Crazypanda85]

Just interested, if you could go back and tell yourself anything at 18 what would it be?
I'd tell myself :
Stop chasing pricks that aren't worth your time & you'll find a job you like and are good at stop worrying.
Oh and you aren't fat so stop worrying about that too.

Your 20s are going to be a rollercoaster of emotions, hang tight but by the time you’re 30 you will be stronger, wiser and eventually finding forgiveness will transform your life from there on in

It’s kind of sad to see so many of us would give our younger selves the same advice...and it basically comes all down to the same thing: love yourself more.

Get out of that shitty relationship it’s going to ruin yours and your kids life.
Concentrate on work, get two jobs - to earn as much as you can. You don’t need validation from a man, and grow your hair long

In 2 years time you will meet your perfect man. Don't break your heart over the tosser you are with now just because he's pretty and has a huge knob. He is a huge knob. Wait 2 years and you will be happy.

You're not fat but you could do with being a lot fitter- start running and going to the gym now while you're in good mental health so you don't do it excessively when you're underweight in a few years. Having a boyfriend is not all it's cracked up to be and you'll save yourself an unbelievable amount of grief by just enjoying yourself single! Also you're not mature enough for uni yet. Just work for a few years then decide what you're doing.

Drop out, or don’t go. Take a year out. Go to Hull Poly.

@honeybee85 yep definitely a reoccurring theme to love ourselves more/let ourselves know how beautiful we are!

Hope people are realising they still are that same lovely looking 18 year old, just with a few more miles in the tank

@Crazypanda85

I think when we look back in a few years from now at our (nearly) 34 year old selves, we’ll realize how goodlooking we were and indeed almost still like we were 18

Stop and appreciate the good bits now cos it gets really tough for a while but if you can keep going it all turns out much better than you ever imagined.

Live on university campus rather than commuting. I missed out on the social side of uni as I decided not to live on campus.

Do not sleep with whoever shows you a bit of attention. Play hard to get.

Drop flaky friends even if it means having noone to party with on weekends.

Choose a degree that you can build your career on.

People are not thinking about you half as much as you think they are. Live for you

Study for your exams and go to uni, sleep with lots of gorgeous men, do some traveling and then settle on a career that pays well. Do not marry your teen crush. You are smarter, better looking and slimmer than you know.