A Letter To My Teenage Self

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Hello You Lovely Lot!!!

First of all apologies for not posting yesterday. I don't even have an excuse, I just forgot after the busy week I had.

All of you that are past the teenage years have probably got some things to say to your teenage self so I thought I would write out a letter to my teenage self. I thought it was a good time now as I'm so close to finishing uni and going into the adult world is going to be a new chapter in my life. It's a long letter so get a cup of tea, a snack and get comfortable. Enjoy!!!

Dear Teenage Hannah

I know that going through the teenage years can be a scary process; you're being made to start acting like an adult, your body is changing, and every emotion possible can happen all in one day. But not all is rubbish I promise you, and if you try to make a positive out of all the negatives you'll pull through and your day will seem much happier. 

In high school you were a bit of a nightmare. Not completely I know; you did your work and you got good enough grades, but you were also a cheeky little madam and I can tell you that being like that won't get you very far in life. And as for you being one of the most opinionated people I know, calm down!!! Opinions are opinions, not facts, and everyone is entitled to their own opinion even if you don't agree. 

To this day I still love a lot of your friends you made in high school and some of these I know will be friends for life so you did something right. You never got involved in nasty things like drugs, or even just straight forward smoking, I'll let you know that you still haven't tried any drugs and you don't smoke now and you have no intention to start doing either of these. I congratulate you in not getting into anything like that. You did the right thing there :)

In 6th form you still had your original group of friends, although some of them went off to college instead of 6th form but your still in contact with them now. I know your A Level grades aren't great but don't worry, they aren't everything, and you did get to go to university studying BA (Hons) Dance Practice. It was tiring but you got the end of that process without too many issues as well. 

And now I'm going to have a serious words with you, 18 year old Hannah. What happened to the good student you were in 6th form? I know what happened. You turned 18 and thought alcohol was everything. Well let me tell you that it's not. Unfortunately your health is not so great now but you deal with it. And it's not bad everyday so not all is rubbish. But lets get back to alcohol and your nights out with your friends. Nights out aren't a competition as to how drunk you can get in the shortest amount of time. You'll also regret it the next morning, but even then your still convinced your going to do it all again next weekend/Thursday for Thursbay. I can't promise that your health will be any better at the age of 20, but maybe it would have been if you hadn't drank as much. Remember your only little as well. Much smaller than most of your other friends so don't try to match how much they're drinking, you'll just end up on the floor probably covered in spilt drink and that's not a good look.

Although I've given you a bit of a rant, I'm not saying don't have fun. Have fun, but you should look after yourself much more than you have been doing. Anyway you're out of the alcohol stage now and you feel much better for it. Actually you hardly drink at all. The odd drink every now and again but that's enough for 20 year old Hannah. You're much more interested in looking after your body and you know that you'll be in pain the next day with your IBS if you do drink, so what's the point really. You much prefer waking up in the morning feeling great for the day ahead. I will tell you as well as IBS you are also coeliac so enjoy all the food you can eat now as half way through your first year of university, your diet is going to change quiet rapidly. It's not too bad though I promise, you'll just have the biggest craving for bread as gluten free bread is horrible. 

I know that during 6th form you also went through a horrible time at home so maybe nights out were a way to forget about what was going on at home. I can understand that but your seafront walks will keep you feeling happier for longer so maybe you should be doing more of them and less drinking. Home things did settle down though, and you're much happier with the way things are now so just wait it out. And don't use drink as an escapism. 

Anyway I'll stop ranting at you now as I know that you have changed your life for the better and you've also met a very lovely Mr that will look after you when you're having a poorly day. He's a little gem and you appreciate everything he does for you. He's an expensive bugger as he's a gamer and apparently games cost a lot more now than they used to, but he also funds some of your book buying habit so it's all good :)

So for now all I can say is behave, don't think that bad grades are the end of everything, and stop worrying about every little thing. You could also do with putting yourself first a bit more, but you could also do a bit more of that at age 20 as well. You've not really got the hang of that yet.

For now I'll leave you be and not rant any more. You turn out fine in the end anyway :) 

Lots of Love From

20 Year Old Hannah x

I hope you enjoyed reading that and if you're going through your teenage years then maybe that has helped you in some way. Let me know if anything I have said sounds like teenage you.

Speak to you all next Sunday.