Life From The Perspective Of Highschoolers: What Do We Hate?
Hello, fellow teenagers. Here’s a random list of my grievances as a high schooler because I am in the mood to complain. Scroll down, and maybe you’ll find some valuable solutions as well.
- Homework.Homework. And more homework! : There’s nothing I hate more than having to come home from 8 hours of school and spend the rest of my day doing schoolwork. But if I try doing something else, I feel guilty for wasting my time.
- When our potential is judged based on our grades
- Being treated like shit
- Friends. Do I even have friends? Did they forget me? Do they think I’m annoying?
- Insecurity
- Random emotional surges
- Misunderstood emo alert
- Acne. Uggh!
- Body Image.
- Sleep. We desperately need it!
- Confused about what comes next
Tips for Teenagers (Or anyone who needs some)
Dealing with ✨ people✨
- Sometimes people don’t like you for absolutely no reason. Never spend too much time trying to correct their opinion or complaining. Just leave. It’s not your problem; it is theirs. We teenagers really need to adopt this mindset!
- Most people do not like to accept that their opinions aren’t facts. Don’t be that person. Always make sure you’re criticism is constructive and you’re not pulling someone else down.
- And if you come to face someone who pulls you down, realize that it’s their opinion. Don’t take it to heart. If it gets overboard, stand up for yourself. Politely tell them that it’s just their opinion.
Appearance Insecurity
- If you struggle with insecurity and body image issues and put weight on being pretty, ask yourself: How do you want to be remembered? As someone whose pretty? Or as someone who adds value to this world and society? As someone whose hardworking or kind or successful? Do you want people to remember you only for your face or as an important person with a dynamic personality and a successful life? Focus more on your goals. Keep your priorities in mind. Remember, people don’t remember a face for long, but they remember the actions. And sometimes, your actions shape your appearance. It shapes how the world sees you. So, focus on what you’re doing.
- Never point out your pimples or any other minor flaw in your appearance. Most people (at least the ones who are not beauty-obsessed jerks) won’t notice that much detail. They don’t look so closely at you as you do in the mirror or the camera. They don’t stare at you for so long. Perspective matters.
- Also do the same for someone else. Never point out a fault in a person’s appearance unless they can fix it in five seconds.
Sadness, sadness, everywhere 🙁
- Be positive. Live by the motto that everything happens for a reason. You can’t control life. Or your emotions, especially when you are a teenager. Think of sadness as a temporary setting and happiness as the default. No matter what bad happens and how sad you are, once it’s over and time has passed, go back to being happy. Learn the art of moving on. No one will teach you better than life. But only if you’re willing to learn..
In terms of friends, you have no friends. But I have a solution!
- And regarding friends, I’ve had several friend groups throughout my 12 years of school life. I’ve drifted apart, fought with some, and probably forgotten some. But I still manage to keep myself happy. I always have a close friend group with only 3-5 best friends with who I spend most of my time and consequently, meet other common friends through them.
- I do make plenty of other friends. But if I need emotional support, I know who I am calling.
- You cannot be best friends with fifteen people. You cannot have a solid circle if you have different friends who barely interact with each other. I’ve found that people, especially teenagers, with smaller friend groups who have fun with each other and spend time together (as a group) have healthier friendships and a better social life, as opposed to teenagers who hang out with one person now and another tomorrow.
- It may seem like you’re popular and have a great social life, but you will be no one’s best friend. In the end, you won’t have a solid set of people you can expect to crawl into the depths of hell and taste the fruits of heaven with you. You won’t have a group of people you can always trust who balance each other out and give you different yet valid opinions.
- And for teenagers, having that is really important.
That’s it for today’s blog. Check out my other blogs. And don’t forget to follow my social media for extra content and updates on when I post!
Note: If you liked this blog, you might like “How to feel confident during your teenage years?’ which I’ll be posting on 12th Feb.
Bye <3
