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This isn't even a question but it's something that often occupies my mind. I often think about what I would say to myself about things and decisions I have made in the past. I think about how I would comfort myself and what I would want to hear at that moment and if it would change my future decisions.

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What would you say to your younger self?

First of all, I would go back to the time when I started to perceive the world around me. To when I started noticing people and how they talk. I'd like my younger self to stop listening to strangers and focus on what she enjoyed. I'd like her to do things for herself and not to make others proud. I want her to know that she doesn't have to give her best performance just to be noticed. I'd tell my 13-year-old self to watch out for boys and their intensions. I'd want her to know how to say no. Then I'd console myself, I'd want to hear that everything would be okay, even though now I know it's a lie. I'd say a lot of people aren't worth it. I'd like to hear that I'm not alone. Then I'd also say that hurting yourself is not worth it. I knew it wasn't good, but I did it anyway. And to this day, I can't stop. That's just some of the things I'd say, but these are the most important to me. I know a lot of people don't think this is important, going back to the past, but I do it all the time. I can't change the past, but it changed me.

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