Love letters of a dumb girl/self help guide

"This isn't a love story with a happy ending. It's the one where I learned to love myself, even when I thought I didn't deserve it."

I'm seventeen, and I'm still figuring it out.
Some days, I'm proud of who I am. Other days, I look in the mirror and wonder if I'll ever be enough.

This isn't a fairy tale, but a real, raw diary of a girl who's felt broken, out of place, and like she wasn't good enough for far too long.
I've survived the silent battles:
The bullying that left scars I still carry.
The heartbreaks I never saw coming.
The endless nights wondering why things couldn't just be easier.

But through it all, I learned something:
I am enough. And so are you.

This is for every teenager who has ever cried over feeling invisible.
For the ones who hide behind smiles because they think no one will understand.
For the ones who've felt too much or not enough, and for the ones who are still trying to heal.
For you, the one reading this right now - I see you.

These are my love letters to the girl I was, the girl I'm becoming, and the girl I wish someone had told me I could be.
And maybe, just maybe, these letters are for you too. To remind you that you're not alone in this mess.

Because even when it feels like no one else gets it -
I do.