“In everybody’s life there’s a point of no return. And in a very few cases, a point where you can’t go forward anymore. And when we reach that point, all we can do is quietly accept the fact. That’s how we survive.”
― Haruki Murakami
Listen.
I'm a teenager.
High school sucks.
Stress upon stress.
Family problems, Friends problems.
Problems upon problems.
Study just to get good grades.
Depression, anxiety.
Got new friend, lost friend.
Parents fighting, Siblings fighting.
My room is only the place that I love.
My house is not my home.
Facing pretty girls and jerks at school.
Low self-esteem.
Not good enough.
Problems we face as Teenagers.
And sadly, the things I listed are normal.
We all basically face the same thing.
For those who have the same problems as me *pats you on the back*
So instead of babbling about how my life fucking sucks, I'll give you list that will guide you to be happier (or sassier) person.
At least on the outside so people doesn't know you're sad inside.
Okay?
Friendly reminder that are things are all my suggestions.
Can I get a drum roll please *drum rolls*
1. Drink Tea.
FUN FACT: Drinking tea can make your brain 5% more intelligent, tea also releases stress
(especially when you're drinking on a rainy weather and it's cozy too)
Tea also preventing your teeth from cavity which is very important to me cause I got my braces off. Tea also can preventing you from CANCER.
ISN'T THAT GREAT?!
So, drink tea. Its good for you and its also will make you a happier person.
2. Read Books.
Books will make you think differently from other people and books will increase your knowledge on a language that maybe you suck at.
Book will take you everywhere. Books can make you feel emotions that you never feel before.
Books will teach you to fall in love with a character (For me is Leo Valdez)
Riding a dragon, road trips, meeting a boy who only speaks metaphors, falling in love, feeling sympathy for a characters, feeling annoyed with the character, feeling hatred for the character.
ALL THE FEELS.
And better, reading a book will make you escape from reality. And I know, sometimes we wanted that.
She is my spirit animal ^
3. Watch movies/ tv shows/ cartoons
watch anything that will make you happy (unless its porn, so don't watch porn)
Watch a story that the main character can relate to you. So you know if they can face their problems, you can face yours too. You just have to be strong.
Like, this tv show
MY MAD FAT DIARY;
This movies
The Breakfast Club;
Some Kind of Wonderful;
^ Favourite 80's movies
4. Music.
Everybody loves music. But, good music is hard to find.
Make mixed tapes for someone you love, sing your heart out in the shower. Find good music. Being friends with people who have the same music taste as you. Listen to the radio. Listen to One Direction, to KPOP to any foreign language songs. Learn other countries languages by music. Do anything and everything.
And lastly, the most importantly,
5. Stop give a fuck about stuff, care less.
If you care too much, you will be hurt. I learned to grow thick skin so no one will make me sad and the problem is, no one will make me happy either.
But I rather be like this than care about people who doesn't care about me.
I know I'm such a heartless bitch but I'm still human and I have feelings too. Maybe I don't show my emotions because I don't like people seeing me sad and I don't want people to know that I'm sad.
And that's the reason why I am who I am today.
I think, the reason why I'm so into books, tv shows, bands and movies because I rather be like that than admit that deep inside I'm a lonely, sad, fucked up human being who have more issues than Vogue.
So, that were my suggestions on how to be happy.
I hope it my suggestions is useful to my teenage friends who have the same issues as me.
The only advice that I can give you is this,
Stop believing that your sadness is beautiful and somebody will fix you and all this romantic books stuff, nobody will find you in a bookstore reading Jane Austen and want to lie with you and nobody will kiss your scars and you will not be like romeo and juliet.
You have got to be your own savior. There's no knight and shining armor will come to save you. That's bullshit. You have to be your own fucking hero and surround yourself with positivity.
- Amni.
