If you could give your younger self advice of what do you wish you knew then?

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If you could talk to your younger self what would you say? What do you wish you had known then that you do know.
My would probably be just because you've known them for a years it doesn't mean they are friends that have your back.
That it's okay to say no you dont have to please everyone.
Save start little and gradually build soon there'll be a nice amount.
Dont care about what people think the only opinion that matters is yours.

Save as much as you can and get on the housing ladder early
Don’t get into debt
Don’t get fat; it will take forever to lose again

Don’t marry him you can (and will) do so much better. And stop drinking because you’re an alcoholic.

Buy a house !

That most of the things I worried about never happened. Or if they did I am a coper so it'll be fine. Wasted so much time being anxious over nothing.

If someone is giving you the run around, let them go. Never chase anybody.

The best things in life are not things.

Don't buy too much stuff. It weighs you down, depletes your bank balance, and only gives a temporary high.

Being invisible, under the radar is just the best thing. Used to be a bit of an attention seeker, now I like to keep a low profile.

Adulthood is not sex, drugs and rock’n’roll. It’s mainly forms, supermarkets and washing up.

It wasn't your fault. You were a child and he was an adult in a position of trust.Tell someone. If you don't you'll spend your whole life feeling guilty because there were almost certainly others and maybe you could have stopped it.

Don't give up the piano, you'll always regret it.

You're not fat.

Don't take up smoking. You'll quit eventually but honestly, why start in the first place? It's a fucking stupid, pointless thing to do.

Take better care of your teeth.

Dont go to Uni. All it will do is give you life experience. Travel instead.

Dont spend all that money, use it to save further for a deposit for a house. You really dont NEED those jeans, those shoes or that new cassette. In 20 years time you can listen to the album as much as you like through the internet

You're a size 8. That is not fat and you will never be this thin again. Enjoy it now.

Take up running. You'll really enjoy it. It will only become harder to get into those races in later life as it will just become more popular.

Believe in your intellect. Always go for bigger job opportunities. Don't procrastinate (though this is advice for now too) . Travel and work abroad

Do the things it will be hard to do later now - travel, stay up late and wear ridiculous clothes if you want to.

Develop the things you're passionate about.

Know the world is your oyster and anything is possible and you can make it happen.

If you've got good friends, put the effort into staying in touch with them.

Take photos.

Just to be a weird child instead of monitoring my behaviour so rigidly in case I did something "odd" and embarrassed my mother who constantly criticised my "oddness". Often i'd be rooted to the spot, too fearful to move in case i drew attention to myself.

That at a size 10-12 as an adult I wasn't fat, instead of believing my mother who constantly and doggedly criticised my weight "for my own good" after a childhood of enforced fad dieting from the age of eight.

Give up the piano and have singing lessons instead.

Those exciting, charismatic men may all look and dress very differently from each other but they are basically the same self obsessed, lying, cheating cocklodger all wrapped up in a different coloured bow. Don't let any of them live with you and if you lend them money, you will never see it again.

It's ok to cut toxic people out of your life, even if they are family. Concentrate on spending time with loved ones.

Save! Not every penny, but a decent amount each month.

If someone talks about people as soon as they leave the room, they will definitely be doing the same thing to you.

You have good friends. Make the most of spending time with them.

Make the most of your youth. Go to festivals, see bands, dye your hair whatever colour you want. It's ok to not always be the responsible one.

Look after your health, things start dropping off and breaking down in a few years.

That 7 stone isn't fat because years later you'd be wishing you could get down to that weight again

Don't get married just stay single forever it's less stressful

Enjoy your younger years because they flash by you in an instant. Go see the world don't rush into getting married

Don't get married coz it just ends in divorce

Apparently it seems I have a issue with marriage 😂

Ginky

Do not take all the money out of your pension pot at 28 to buy clothes!

Do not rush to have kids or settle down because your nephew calls you a "weirdo" for being single at 30s.

Do not marry somebody who is incompatible with you because you will always be incompatible.

As the Wedding Present sings "you should always keep in touch with your friends."

You will never look or feel this good again.

Don't stare at screens all day for work. It fucks with your eyes.

Don't go and watch "Vanilla Sky" or "Waterworl" as you will never get those hours back.

That credit cards are not free money!

Go to the Doctors, listen to them and take your meds.

If I had just done that then a lot of what followed would have been either avoided or handled much better so I doubt I’d mention anything else.

Do more social things and societies at uni; your nasty BF who becomes your shit XH will soon see off your friends and you'll never get them back.
Don't be a teacher. It's too crap and it will make you ill; the training is boring and the money is shit.
Get your Aspergers diagnosed earlier. At least you can explain why you're weird for more time.
Buy more silly cars.

As much as you want a baby, pregnancy is young to totally fuck your head up. You won't recognise yourself by the 3rd trimester.

The only thing that could have changed my life for the better was the winning lottery numbers. I had to leave home too young and could really have done with some support.