"I wrote a lot, and learned how to be myself and stop caring so much what other people thought; then I realized that I already have everything I need to be happy."
How I did it: Well, I started out happy, like every other little baby does, and then stuff happened to make me unhappy. So then I was in this class, and we wrote about personal experiences and worked through our feelings and it was so helpful. I learned how to accept myself for how I am, and let myself be happy with what I have, rather than continuously wanting more.
Lessons & tips: 1. When you feel unhappy, don't push those feelings away. That just makes them last longer. Let yourself feel totally unhappy, cry it out, etc, and then afterwards you'll feel much better.
2. If someone does something that makes you unhappy, be honest with them. Pretending you're ok just makes you more unhappy.
3. Don't rely on other people to make you happy. In order to be happy, you have to say, "okay, I am happy with what I have. I don't need anything else."
4. BE YOURSELF. Don't try to be different in order to make other people like you. You'll be really unhappy even if you do get them to like you, because you won't be able to be yourself. Say what you really think, how you really feel, who you really are, and the right people will appreciate you for that.
5. Don't ever feel like there's something wrong with you. You're beautiful the way you are.
Resources: Some really good teachers
Books
Writing and talking things out
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