I Need Someone to Talk to

Mistaken... Even though I am young, I have made many, many mistakes. And done a lot of stuff I truly regret. I'm depressed, and have been for 3 years now. My self esteem has slowly diminished since I was 9 years old. I'm really looking for one person who I can tell everything. And they won't leave. I know I am a horrible person, and I need to change my ways. But I need encouragement. And i'm too scared to tell my current friends the monster I really am. :(

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DrCharbonneau

Wow! Sixteen? I'm SIXTY! When I was sixteen I was a big, nerdy dude with a rock band trying to meet the right chicks. Bell bottoms, tie dyes and oil paints. We all did our share of monstrous things at that experimental age. It'll be ten more years till your brain matures enough to do even more monstrous things at 26. At 26 I was using my engineering degree to design front end loaders, painting murals on vans on the side and making the scene in one muscle car or another. Now I'm a doctor of physics. I study what stars are made of and how they work. I devote my life to making sure there's a future for those your age.
In sixty years of life, I've hurt some people and been hurt by others. What goes around comes around. I don't regret so many things. With every new adventure, I opened a new window... a new door... I traveled a highway that had never been tried before. At sixteen it probably seems there's little to look forward to. Still, you can make so much more.
Look forward to tomorrow's adventure. Plan that adventure today.

21cookielover21 · 26-30, F

Thanks for the advice. Glad to hear you're doing well with your life :)