what were you like through your teen years? what would you tell

i wish i developped an eating disorder way sooner, my life may have been slightly tolerable if i wasnt childhood-obese

Tell my 14 year old self to START LIFTING NIGGA. Also, get good at a sport. Also, stop thinking you're smart because you really aren't.

>>34031980
i would tell myself to stop focusing so much on grades and to start focusing on developing a social life

i got kicked out of 2 highschools and half assed my way into my adult life

i wish i either no assed my way into adult life or full assed it. half assing only meant i was only kiinnnnddd of being dope as fuck and not giving a shit. i wish i either gave no flying fucks and just flat out went wild as fuck or did work and got good grades. middle ground just kind of left me with some mildy entertaining stories

>>34032095
>tfw you start lifting at 13 and actually get half decent numbers but quit because no visible results in two years
>i have no face

>>34032127
:(
That sucks man. Most of the kids at my school who started lifting at 13-14 were guaranteed to become future chads. I didn't realize this until it was too late.

>>34032169
oh well, my parents managed to convince me i was above average intelligence and that grades meant success
8)

I got kicked out of my elite school I was admitted on a scholarship for kicking the son of a politician in the balls for no fucking reason, sending him to the hospital.

So I'd start by not doing that. I got transferred to some shitty school and then my life went downwards from there, gradually discovering I wasn't a child genius after all but just yet another mediocre fuck,

>>34032206
is everyone /not a child genius/ here?

>>34031980
Don't masturbate or watch porn. Fucked up man.

>>34032205
Exactly the same with me. My mother especially would tell me that I was smarter than average and that getting good grades would be all I would need. Made sense at the time, until I saw people getting successful without trying so hard in school, and it really fucked me up.

>>34032225
Well I was a problem child, and in the early 00s all this "indigo children" shit was popular so probably they're hoping I was a misunderstood genius instead of some punk

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>>34031980
>middle school
cringey ass "le level 420 memer" dude. The people I followed around hated me for constantly quoting the "Mad Magazine" TV show and singing weird al songs.
>1st half of high school
Tried to make friends, but couldn't, because autism, so I just became that kid who sat in the back of class, had no friends, and didn't talk to anyone. I had no extracurricular activities, and I just went home after school each day. This was the time I found 4chan. I never posted, but it was fun to lurk /b/, /v/, and /r9k/.
>2nd half of HS
My brother went to my high school, so I began tagging along with his friends. I still was fucked by autism and lack of social interaction for 2 years, but at least I was around people now. I started actually posting in this time period.
>First semester of college and now
Not around my brother anymore, so its just kind of a repeat of the beginning of hs.

>>34032395
oh yeah, what would I tell myself?
overcome your autism and join a club, I guess.

>>34032427
not all bad. at least you didnt experience having piece of shit friends where your misery was their upbringing.

>>34031980
If I could erase my entire childhood + teenage years up until now and just be born exactly the way I am right now, I probably would.

Holy shit. Every memory I have is embarrassing.

>implying most people here aren't still teens

Was literally a background NPC character. Had a big circle of "friends" and went to the occasional party. I was never gossiped about or the star of the show. I never had anything that made me stand out because I hid all my hobbies, even the non autistic ones. I wasn't fat or ripped, I was average as fuck in terms of appearance. I mean, biggest social achievement I had was the ability to do an autistcally well on fitness tests( 150 push ups, bench press double my body weight etc) despite being a skinny fat 5'9 manlet. Solid b average for grades, one photo in the year book and didn't go to prom or graduation because I was working.

If I had to tell myself anything it would be, don't go to college and don't give up on drawing because it will be the only thing that brings you joy in 6 years and now defines you. Don't fall for the uni meme because if you stay at your job you could have been making 100k a year at 22 years old.

>cut your stupid fucking hair it's gonna fall out anyway
>lift
>invest
>learn to code
>avoid all women

>>34031980
I was a loner loser until my junior year when I became a pothead loner loser.

All I'd tell myself is that it wont get any easier.

stop worrying about being a virgin/getting a gf, you won't change anything anyway, spend your time playing better video games and watching more anime

I'm 37 years old now. I can't even remember what I was like in high school. I'm almost positive that I was more well-adjusted and healthier than I am now. The years have loneliness, mental illness and mediocrity have kind of taken their toll.

You should be getting ready to go to college and study and do the damn homework. Also you should stay at the catholic school. The people around you are a waste of your time.

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>>34031980
>fuck that girl or move on
>she's convinced you that it's fine to wait until marriage since you think you'll be together forever, but she'll always choose her family over you and once you graduate she'll break you and leave you with a terrible relationship complex

>you have a bad feeling about that university for a reason
>trust your gut, move on and go literally anywhere else

Would fix 99% of my problems

depressed shut-in and increasingly psychotic
I would tell him to sincerely seek help because eventually you just burn out and are stuck in emotionless limbo