I wasted my teenage years 

I still remember my diary entry for my 20th birthday. It said - I have wasted my teenage years crying over my miseries but I won't let my 20s be the worst years of my life.

I’m 15 and I have no friends so the “doing things by yourself is ok” really helped me, from now on I will try to go to school events even if I’m going alone thank you:)

when you said “you dont need a reason to be happy” i started crying and i havent stopped. thank you for those healing words

00:06 You can do anything you want by yourself 01:42 Don't be afraid to dress up and be yourself 04:58 Happiness can be found anywhere and through the journey. 06:42 You are beautiful, ignore beauty standards 08:12 Believe in your capabilities and pursue what you want 09:54 Believe in yourself and be on the path of self-belief 11:25 Life is short, so do what makes you happy and be kind to yourself. Thank me later OH SHIT I JUST SAW NOW I HAVE 1.8K LIKES THANKS YALL

I just turned 18 and I have wasted most if not all my teenage life in depression and being a slave to my “parents” . I’m so scared to do what I want right now but I feel like my life needs a turn

I am 16 rn and feel like my life upto this point has been a waste. So many points really resonated with me. I genuinely cried watching this😭

i actually feel bad when i see the phrase "i wasted my teenage years". i was not that confident back to my teenage years. i also did not like to go outside. but there was so much more than that. i liked being alone, learning languages, watching nice things and searching for nice things. i just see that some people call teenage years as smth that you need to use for everything: go party, go outside alone, go make friends and so on and it gives me pressure and i really start thinking like omg did i really miss smth being a teenager? absolutely not. the things i did as a teenager are those things that were right to do being a teenager. not more or not less, just enjoy your time as u prefer and it will never be wasting of time. just never feel shame of doing or not doing smth. thanks for the new videooo

"You dont need to feel guilty for...existing" ❤❤❤that just healed me. i no more need therapy y'all

I'm 16 a high school student I really don't know how to thank you I needed to hear this. I felt comfortable after watching this vid so grateful to you , thx

Im 13 right now, its summer and holidays for me. I have started to struggle with social anxiety about half year ago, and now im trying to beat it. I never cared about anyone opinions when i was younger, and my mom told me "do you remember how you used to don't care about people? How you didint think that people will judge you?" And this... This hit pretty hard. This made me realise that i don't deserve to waste MY life because of OTHERS. I just don't deserve it! I deserve to be happy, to enjoy my life and everything which is good, how i used to! Humans arent created to stay in home, and spend their time on phones. We arw created to be outside, create art, food, everything we just want. Don't be afraid, if you think that "that was so embarassing..." People will maybe think of it for max a few mintues and them forget it, you know why? Because everyone have different and more importnant things on their mind than someone who they don't know! Belive in yourself. Do what you want. You only live once. Let yourself enjoy YOUR life

this is my therapy fr 🙏🏻 also I'm gonna add a few of my own - you're allowed to be multiple things at once! you don't have to fit in a box or under one descriptor, you can be everything you want at once because you're a human and you're multifaceted - don't let the fear of being cringe or being judged stop you from having fun (like dancing in public etc) - there's never going to be a "perfect time". if you want to do something, do it now - being yourself and kind will get you further and make you happier than just trying hard to seem cool

As a 16yo that feels like I’m wasting my teenage years doing nothing this means a lot. I feel like people my age have so much fun but I stay in my room all day on my phone😕When I grow up I’ll have nothing to look back on. I don’t really leave my house bc I’m very insecure about my looks and I have severe social anxiety ☹️☹️ I’m trying so hard to change but it’s so hard. Via you make me feel like I’m not alone, I literally love you so much girl💜💜thank you🙃🙃I hope your channel grows more, people need to know how amazing you are🫶🏻🫶🏻

I'm 18 now and my teenage years basically consisted of social anxiety. I never really socialized except with 2-3 friends. Just stayed indoors watched tons of yt videos, browsed all kinds of social media platforms, watched anime, read manga, read books, played games, learning programming, ... I enjoyed that time but I still feel like I'm behind other people because of my underdeveloped social skills. I'm determined to not waste my 20s however. I`m going to make sure those will be the happiest time of my life so far

I'm eighteen, and I'm so happy that I realized most of these things when I was fifteen, or sixteen. I liked to do things by myself a lot when I was in 10th grade and when I got good friends in 11th and 12th grade, I knew the beauty of friendship too but I could still enjoy going on solo dates or being alone and I always romanticized my life, hell even a cup of coffee could bring me happiness and I documented all of the important moment in my life. I'm so happy that I am evolving to be a person that enjoys the company as well as the loneliness. and I'm turning 19 after two months, so it's gonna be my last teenage yeah but still, life is still here

As a 14 year old, this makes me feel motivated and loved. Now that im going into my teenage years, just learning to be myself, dressing how I want to, and doing new things really makes me happy and know that it isn't wrong. Thank you so much, Via, your videos are genuinely helpful ♡

as a person who feels guilty for every single thing constantly, i needed to hear this. sometimes i read my diary entries from months ago and realise how better my life would feel if i stopped worrying and beating myself up over the smallest things

I take anti depression pills since i was 10, now im 16 and finally started to work on myself after trauma caused by my classmates. I locked myself in a room and haven't seen daylight in 1 year. I was scared. I study in home and I didn't have aby motivation to go for a walk till now. Just wanna say thank you for making me feel better. It's beautiful seein someone so nice to people they dont know

i as a teenager was very restricted and wasnt able to things myself. leave my house, walk home with friends, go to friends house, have a job. as an adult i hope to do the things ive always wanted to do.

I'm 15 and honestly, thank you so much for this. I wanna be a writer and major in cinema to learn more about movies and hopefully turn one or two of my stories books and live acrion movies/series. I'm studying little by little and already writing my favorite story, and this video just made me so much more confident to pursue my dream I can't even describe it. I didn't know how much I needed to hear such a simple thing like "happiness can be found anywhere, not just accomplished with a goal". You're an earth angel. 💖

just realized from a quote that said " The way you judge others is also the way you judge yourself" really hits hard

i'm 25 and this was super helpful lmao i wasted my teenage years and i feel like i'm also wasting my twenties. thank you for encouranging words

Im 14, and I really wish I could do things by myself. My parents are always really paranoid that I might get taken or something just by going on a walk, so I cant go anywhere without someone behind me. It drives me crazy because nobody actually wants to go on walks in my family so I cant go anywhere.

It’s my last year of being a teenager. However, I needed to watch this. Thank you so much! :)

this hits a lot as someone whose still in high school n has severe body image issues & social anxiety. things will get better for all of us 💓

I’m 19 y/o right now and feel like I’ve wasted my teen years focusing on how many friends everyone else had and how much easier it was for everyone else to make friends. This made it hard for me to enjoy doing things by myself but now I’m a sophomore in college and am learning how to enjoy my alone time… I still struggle with the this but your channel has been so helpful for me and has made me feel less alone. Thank you for this video :)

As a 12-year-old who is becoming teenager in October, I'm so glad this video showed up.❤ I don't want to get older and regret not going out, chasing for love all the time, crying over stupid problems. And of course, I know there will be ups and downs, but I don't want my only teenage memories of me crying and staying isolated in my room forever.

I have 16. I lost some best friends and I lost my passion, but after this video, oh my God, I have truly become a better version of myself. I am truly grateful to you.😭😭😭💗

Ive been having some of these issues too but since I watch this video daily in the morning and in the evening I am just a better person I’m more confident I feel like I’m worth it and I just wanna say thank you for doing this❤️

You didn’t waste your teenage years. Look at who you are now, look at the wisdom you’ve gained. Our teenage years are made to be full of mistakes, so that we can learn from them and then shape ourselves into who we are today.

At seventeen, I often find myself in solitude, without friends and minimal social activities. It's easy to feel like I might be squandering precious time, yet I'm determined not to succumb to the weight of regret. My aspiration is to step into my twenties with a profound sense of gratitude. I want to cherish the gift of reaching my twenties, understanding that many of my peers might not be as fortunate. This perspective will guide me towards a future free of regrets.

as a current teenager who is super scared i’ll end up wasting my teenage years and that i won’t be able to break out of my shell until college, this video was seriously helpful and motivating. thank you 💗

Wow, it's been a rough day. It's been, a rough week actually, maybe even a rough life. I turned this video on and listened to it while doing my math homework. Life has been feeling incredibly painful and hopeless lately, but after listening to this-the intelligence and genuinity in your words-I smiled. I really smiled, candidly. I connected to pretty much everything that you mentioned and felt a little more understood. I've been working all day but listening to this I actually set my pencil down and smiled. For the first time in a very long time, I'm feeling excited about the life ahead of me. You are so kind to spread this message, I am sure you have helped many struggling young hearts by doing so. I kind of wish I had an older sister like you. I'm turning 16 in one day. This is exactly the advice I needed to hear. Thank you Via.

I just turned 16 a week ago and honestly I'm really grateful for all the mistakes I've made cuz I got to learn from them and still now I'm learning more and more about myself. I definitely wasted few years of my teenage crying over things that weren’t in my control, overthinking everything but now I'm just trying to love myself and be the best version of me. I've always been a people pleaser but now I'm learning to get rid of that habit too. I only wanna be myself now instead of trying to please everyone

what keeps me sane from realizing that “i wasted my teen years” is that COVID hit when i was 14. However, im 18 now, COVID has subsided… yet it’s hard for me to release myself from the mental shackles and tell myself “it’s okay to live freely. it’s okay to do things that make u happy.” Hearing you tell me these things, made me tear up :,) I’m going to try my best to live my last 2 teen years to the fullest, so I can continue to live life with no regrets! Thank you for this video :,) God bless u, truly

im turning 14 and im learning to fight my social anxiety and to just say "eff it" cause i wanna enjoy my teenage years not caring baout others and living my life. Its a journey but im slowly getting there. Thanks sm for this video,

That “I didn’t deserve to go outside” resonated with me. I always felt like I had to punisch myself, for my grades, for my mental being, for whatever I had going on at that time, which I can’t even name …..

NAH im not even kidding, **HOW** did this come at such a perfect time where earlier i was just going thru the similar shi again abt worrying, self-hatred, etc.

Wow you are incredibly well spoken. I just woke up and immediately started off having a bad day but this is switching my day around. This video made me emotional because you seem so genuine and the way you phrased these life lessons really resonated with me. I am 18 and I will follow this advice!! Thank you truly

00:03 my mother: no

I feel the same!!!! I never got out of my house, always remained a good daughter for my family and now I feel like I missed so many precious years.

i’m 17 less than a month away from 18 and I NEEEEDED this. i relate so soo so hard with the whole feeling guilty for taking up space, like i feel like when i sit in a cafe or when i go out shopping, i’m doing something wrong. this is such a comforting video and i’m definitely gonna be watching this to hype myself up lolol

You are like an older sister that gives confidence to all the teenage girls who are insecure about their body and personality. Thank you very much for giving us hope❤❤

I turned 13 less than a month ago and I want to make the best of my teenage years. This video is a reminder for me to do what makes me happy and not to give up and care about what others think. Thanks a lot for making this.

As a current 20 year old, I felt that I was so hyper independent but I could never do anything by myself. And I’m still trying to do it, especially now that my circle of friends has gotten smaller. So thank you for that 😊 it was the push I need to do things by myself. My goal for the end of the year is to go to a restaurant and eat by myself! One day we’ll get there lol

I’m not kidding when I say Via’s “you can be by yourself” philosophy has CHANGED MY LIFE in these past couple months. I’m a person who has always forced myself to hang out with people and talk to people all the time even though I’m rather socially anxious, with the hope that one day I’d just “get over it” and start enjoying being around people. I watched one of Via’s other vids about how it’s ok to have no friends, which caused me to realize that maybe what I’ve been doing has not been working, and that it IS an option for one to find real fulfillment spending time alone. Since then, I’ve cut down on the number of people I hang out with and talk to (as well as deleted instagram and lessened my overall use of social media), and started doing things *I* wanted to do, all by myself, which has lead me to finally feel happiness and satisfaction with my life for the first time in YEARS. Like Via says, these things seem so obvious, but the idea of having friends and socializing as the “meaning of life” is so shoved down our throats by society that I didn’t even realize it was possible to find fulfillment within yourself. THANK YOU VIA!!!!

the line u said "u can chosse the major u want and will be sucessful iin any major if u put all in that " it touchd my heart........i really needed it

I am 36 yrs old, and i didnt learn many lessons till late in my current life. Take it from me yall, life doesnt stop or wait for you. Dont be afraid of letting yourselves be happy, I wasted years of my life trying to wait for the perfect time to be happy.

I feel like this too!!! I was so sad and depressed back then.... And hated being lonely....but now I feel SOLITUD

Last sunday I turned 20. Didn't really had the time to analyse my teen years, but your video made me reflect about it. After highschool, during my last two years of teenagehood, I started dressing more like myself, doing what I enjoy and started being more independent. Of course, I still have lots to improve, I must trust myself more, be open to small and big adventures and appreciate life more. It´s not an easy task, but I feel I'm doing great so far, and that makes me happy. Hope all of us can feel good with ourselves and enjoy our lives on ourown special way :)

its nice hearing that im not the only one struggling to go outside by myself, I dont feel like i dont deserve it, im just genuinely scared of all the ppl that are out there. im now realizing that im really just scared of being judged, but im already trying to improve. i cant wait to go out fear-free

I listened to the “you can do things alone” and I realised that I have always done things with my friends or family. I have never gone out on my own and now I think maybe I will go out alone when I’m on break and have a day where I do things alone and how I want to!! Or I will try to haha, because I’m a bit scared to be going alone… which is why I have gone with friends usually, but I think it would be good if I become less scared to go alone, otherwise I will just be staying home all the time and just being on my phone all of the time.

Actually can’t thank you enough for this, I’m 17 rn so I needed to hear this so muchhhhhh so so so so sooooo muchhhh. I spend so much time worrying and i really find it hard to just let myself exist without being “productive” so thank you so so much :)

The part where you talked about always having to have a purpose while doing things hit home, I've been getting myself to go to coffee shops and window shopping for fun and it hit me that it didn't have any end goal and I ended up not doing anything and feeling shitty for not thinking of something with a purpose. A new area to work on thanks Via ❤

God, I have been crying so much today because I just feel like everything around me is making me suffer. I have just about started my teen years and I already feel like shit. I have dealt with a lot of mental health issue and am so ready to just be a loving person to myself. If ur reading this, have a lovely day. ❤️

I’m 15 and I’ve gotten so used to just being by myself but I still beat myself up for it. Especially now that it’s the summer, I still get ashamed at myself because I WANT to have that experience with friends, and I DO have friends but everything just feels so disconnected and we only speak days at a time if I’m being fr. Thank you for making this video bc I feel like now I can discover myself without having to necessarily rely on others. If we ever do hang out then I’ll cherish that for what it is, but either way I’ll be trying to find out the things I want. Tysm 💗💗💗

Okay let me be honest, currently I am really afraid to go outside besides the fact that I am a weak, shy and dumb teenager (currently 14 years old), I feel like I can't do anything without anyone because I don't know any knowledge on the streets or my surroundings yet. I always rely on people specially my mom! Like I'm too scared to move for myself, I'd always think of a reason to not go outside or do something alone, but now that I've watched this, I feel like a new mindset is sprouting inside me, a new bud of hope and confidence. I just got to believe in myself, at the end of the day I'll be alone as an adult anyways so I have to learn to make myself happy, stronger and independent! I actually thank you for sharing this while I'm still on my teenage years, its better to open the eyes of my fellow teenagers at a young age. So to anyone reading this comment, always remember that you exist for a reason and you deserve to find happiness!!! Luv ya!!!

I was thinking a few mins ago, how I’m Aro ace but I thought to myself that when I live alone if I’d get lonely, but then I saw this vid and you made me realize it’s good to do things by yourself, I actually love being by myself. Your literally my inspiration thank you! 🌸💗

Honestly I feel like I can’t relate to these because it wasn’t me stopping myself from getting out- it was my parents. It was always “you’ll get robbed/kidnapped/violated/killed”. I’m 18 in college and I still get this even when friends invite me to study groups. It’s tiring honestly.

Oh my God! I don't usually comment on videos, but this one in particular, I will! I needed this video so much! It's so liberating to think "We're all human"; "Everything passes"; "We're all going to die one day", because that's how you take risks to achieve your goals! Gratitude 🫶🏻✨✨✨✨✨✨

"If you keep on going and going and going you will end up somewhere you like". I really needed to hear that .we have to not only keep going but instead we have to keep GOING AND GOING AND GOING even if it hurts🌻. Btw the design here 8:45 is so cute 😊

Being a teenager with communications issues after seeing this video for the first time...I ADMIRE YOU

i realized that i needed these words. i feel awful, I don't know what will happen with me in the future because of the war in my country, friends left my town because of the same reason.. and all this stuff. this video gave me a motivation to do smth with my life. thank you for this

I’m 20 years old now. And I also feel like I’ve wasted all of my teenage years. Though I was in such a dark place during that time, I’ve been able to have the courage and move on. It was a long dark time & I really wish I told myself those things way earlier! This video definitely was a nice reminder!

im 14, have no absolutely no friends, and i have been home schooled for a while bc of the experiences i had at school when i was little. this video has definitely made me more motivated, and i think i will try school again. thank you

i'm turnng 25 in a month, and even though our teenage years seem to be different at all levels, i can say that every word you say is just right. we carry too much carriage from the previous years, relationships (including frendship and what's happening in the family) and experience and we ourselves let those things have an impact on us but not in the positive way. we deserve better and there is nothing bad about thinking this way. we deserve to be happy because we have only one life. take every opportunity to feel the beauty of being yourself. thank you for you wise words. ❤

I'm 13 and this is really inspiring for me, I have honestly been really scared to go outside by myself. I even feel weird walking into the Junior School section of my school! I feel like I do not belong and am going to get told off for just existing, the only time that I go to the Junior School is when my friends go there, and without them being there I feel awkward and like i have no purpose being there. Thank you for reminding me that I can just exist somewhere without any proper reason!

You remind me of my band teacher. You have great energy, positivity, and confidence, and I admire it. You inspire me to just be myself and live my life the way I want to because I deserve that, we all do.

I litterly sobbed watching this video. It’s like this video opened my eyes. I want to do things I want and not give a damn what others think too. I don’t wanna spend my teenage years just doing nothing being on my phone and being afraid of doing things bc of my anxiety ,I always look back on it and how it sucks. I rlly needed to see this video, thank you. I remember now how I went to the cinema and to a expo for the first time alone, It was amazing.

2:45 Thank you for this. I feel the same. Everyday, I’m scared of going outside. I study at home, so I don’t really go outside. I think I don’t deserve, it’s “too much fun, too much privilege and I don’t deserve this”

I'M 16 YEARS OLD AND I AM AN INTROVERT GIRL😢 AND HAVE NO FRIENDS BUT NOW I THINK HAVING FRIENDS ISN'T NECESSARY YOU CAN DO WHATEVER YOU WANT BY YOURSELF 😃.I AM REALLY REALLY THANKFUL TO YOU FOR SHARING YOUR PAST, GIVING US YOUR ADVICE, AND HELPING US IN OUR LIFE WITH YOUR PAST. YOU DIDN'T JUST KEPT IT BY YOURSELF THINKING "OH THAT WAS MY PAST" BUT INSTEAD YOU'RE SHARING YOUR TEENAGE LIFE AND HELPING US FOR A FUN, INDEPENDENT, AND A MEMORIABLE TEENAGE LIFE TO LIVE THANK YOU VERY MUCH. 😊 BY THE WAY DID SOMEONE SAY YOU THAT YOUR DELUSIONAL ABOUT YOUR BEAUTY IF THEY DID I WOULD SAY THEY WERE TOTALLY JEALOUS OF YOUR BEAUTY. YOU KNOW WHAT YOUR SO PRETTY AND I LOVE YOUR GUMMY SMILE I WISH I HAD ONE TOO.I FOUND MYSELF GETTING ADDICTED TO SEEING YOUR PRETTIEST GUMMY SMILE, SO CUTE.😌 YOU SHOULD ALWAYS KEEP SMILING. AND THANKS FOR THIS VIDEO AND STAY HEALTHY AND SAFE. WAITING FOR MORE INTERESTING CONTENTS LIKE THIS ❤️

I can relate to this video on another level!!! I'm 17 years old and I hav all the faers that u specified as u experienced in ur teenage years. I always felt guilty for dressing up good, doing make up, buying things for myself. Generally just doing things I like made me feel guilty so I stopped doing it. I started dressing the way that would not be called attractive and I stopped doing make up. I also feared going out and doing things for myself which is something Im struggling with now. Thank u so much for this video!! As it made me realise I'm not the only one who is going through such fears and thanks for encouraging me to overcome my fears. The way u spoke was so sweet and it sounded like ur my elder sister trying to encourage me.love ya ❤

I have turned 14 recently and I didn’t even realise I’ve been doing this to me. Thank you so much I’m going to try stop this I catch myself worrying about how I look to others but I shouldn’t have to care. Thank you.

The moment you said “why does everything I do need to have a purpose or a goal?” made me think a lot. I think this is my biggest trouble to enjoy things just because it makes me happy. I fell like I need to have a purpose on everything, but sometimes the purpose is literally make me happy. And I need to learn to enjoy these moments.

when I was teenager, I really suffered with the feeling of being left out and just to avoid that feeling, I tried to fit in different groups, who really didn't match my vibe or tried too hard to keep them close to me even when all they did was use me. I remember having groups of friends, who actually became my friends cause I had good grade. Growing up, now as I can see how toxic they were and how it negatively impacted my whole teenage life, I wish I could tell myself that it's okay to be alone and you can enjoy your own company!

"You're born to the right of happiness". I think I needed to hear that. I decided that I deserve happiness too, 2 days ago & here you are telling me that to my face. 💕

I'm 22, so not a teenager anymore, but I really needed to hear this. Hear thoughts I made being made by someone else, who doesn't even know me but to whom I still massively relate to (if that makes sense). I didn't know how much this video would hit close to home, but oh my. It really struck a nerve. Plus, I gained more insight and I learned new ways of looking at the "issues" you talked about. So, yeah, you were wondering if this video was helpful and for me it is...a lot! Thanks 😊

So much of this resonated with me- I still struggle with so much guilt about going out! For me, I have spent so much time with that mindset that it has translated into fear of going outside and a lot of social anxiety. Then, I'll feel guilt for not being independent as a young adult. It's reassuring to know that other people have gone through this, and are also in the process of undoing this mindset- you've got this y'all!

I’m 16 years old. I never really had friends and I was never popular or anything like that, nor did I crave to be. I just always craved connection with other people. For a while, I became really lonely to the point where it pained me everyday. I compared myself to all these people my age having fun with their friend groups and having experiences I never had. But looking back, it doesn’t make sense that I compared myself to them, because even if I got offered those experiences, the kind of life they’re living, I wouldn’t want to take it. Why? Because it’s not meant for me. I don’t actually want to go to parties and do all these crazy things, I like going on quiet walks and having deep conversations with people one-on-one. I don’t enjoy group settings. So I was basically sitting in my room, daydreaming about living the life of other people, a life I didn’t even really want. If you’re going through the same thing, know that your time WILL come. Just try to be open, do your best, strive towards becoming a good person and everything’s gonna be fine. The right people will eventually come along if you’re patient and stay true to who you are and want to be. My environment hasn’t changed that much from a year but I feel completely different towards these types of things, because I stopped looking outwards for validation and stopped waiting for someone to come save me from my loneliness. Okay just one more thing (this is all over the place): What helped me is journaling DAILY. Not only when I’m having a crisis, but also when I was at my happiest. It made me understand how I think and what I want. I also started working on my hobbies and on myself and striving towards my goals, which gave me some sense of purpose. I encourage you to find your sense of purpose, no matter how small and trivial that purpose might seem to other people🤍

Girl I’m telling you don’t understand how comforting you are to me 🤍

I have been building my self-esteem day by day, closely giving attention to my studies, and being grateful, while also having doubts about the stage I'm in now. So hard to carry, but I’m thankful that I recognize my thoughts and feelings together.

“Why does everything I do need to have a purpose or a goal” this, this helps me a lot. As a 16 year old, people always tell me to do something that brings money, that money is the main thing. BIG NO. Money is important, yes, but it is not the MAIN thing in this world. Dont be too hard on yourself, you deserve to take a break

Girl I found you the 1st day of 2024 and Im thankfull for this start ❤ the year i will start college and turn 18. I agree ive been like this in my teenage years. I feel like im oversharing but im happy to have found you

i didn't know i needed to hear some of these things but I really appreciate it . Lots of love and I hope you have a great day today to anyone who sees this

I'm a teenager and I loved this video so much. You inspire me and I look up to you so it felt like a big sister giving me some advice. Since I'm not an adult yet I don't know if my parents will let me do a lot of things by myself but definitely I'm hoping to do more by the time that I am an adult. Thanks for the video ❤

'you don't need to suffer to justify anything' that hit so deep!

Omg i so much needed this rn...like i used to think the same honestly I still sometimes think the same that I don't deserve to go outside or do something for myself that doesn't have anything to do with my goal But I'm happy overcoming these toxic thoughts..i deserve happiness too..I deserve it😭

You genuenly made me cry, tysm for making me realize how easy it is to be happy. I always worried about having very few friends but I won't waste any more time in it and cherish my friendships from now on. If someone reading this is experiencing something similar: your friends, no matter how many they are, all love you and choose to be with you, so love them back.

I'm literally crying right now, everything she said went so deep for me. I have so much paranoia for everything!! From going outside or walking around the house. I live with my aunt and uncle and I should be going into foster care soon, and I will be following her channel trough my journey. I'm 15 almost 16 and thank you so much for this video!!

as a 14 yo about to turn 15 in a couple months this was very important for me! im so scared afraid to do things sometimes, but at the end of the day its okay to just do it. like embarassement isnt real..ANYWAY, NEEDED THE MOTIVATION GIRLY

You're like a therapist, a mom, and a counselor who is scolding me for doing nothing fun in my teenage life.. I'ma keep this in my head Via, and actually wish my mom understand. But nevermind, I will not take my another two years of my teenage years go lost, thank you!!!❤

I’m 14 and had A LOT of toxic friends and A LOT of trauma so I just kind of got scared of everything but since last year I tried bettering myself and iam so thankful because your videos help and comfort me so much thanks for always being there when my mind gets a bit dark again :)

Genuinely, thank you so much. I’m 15 rn and my life is absolutely garbage. Been thinking about how that when I die, I’ll have nothing good to show for it. Your video made me sob and remember to stay positive and do the shit that I want to do.

I also been reminiscing on my teenage years this past days and the decisions i could of done for myself. Abd how much we change thru life even if something is hurts to move on from at first we learn thru life and we make the decision to change. Ty for this video its crazy deep especially because this confirms what someone i no longer have told me. Hope you have a great day. 😊

I have gotten so used to doing things by myself that it just feels natural now. I am happy that's the case, but sometimes, I definitely also wish I could do it with someone else! This is a good message, though" don't let your happiness be dependent on anyone else because YOU are the only person you can control.

I'm 19 now and I resonate with so many of the things you have said. It's so so true. I do regret stressing so much but then again you only learn some things in retrospect and we're always changing every day. So it's okay :)

oh god, i just met your channel - this is actually the first video of yours that i watch - but i already love you! this video helped me a lot, not only with the advices but also because it made me smile and laugh with your cheered up mood! 5:00 i can confirm. i am always tired but then i remember about the sky. i can just stare at it and i will def feel better... and this is something i think everyone needs to hear. we think that we're going to be finally happy when we reach our goals and that may be true, however, if we want to BE happy, we have to do so. it can be difficult, yes, but once we find the pretty in little things... well, this is a great way to start our goals... before we reach them

I’m in the middle of my teenage years and I try to enjoy these years as much as I can. I go to many social events with friends, joined clubs, and camps but why I do I feel like I’m still wasting my time. I do all of these things but I still feel incomplete. I always think to myself “is this all life is?” The days just go by day by day. It’s like I’m being pushed along by an imaginary force. The months are going by quicker than I remember and the years are passing by like the wind. People are like “enjoy these years because the worst is yet to come.” That really scares me. It definitely doesn’t help me enjoy these days, stressing over my future and thinking “if I do this, will it effect me in 10 years?” And “these are my last days being this age and I can never go back.” Sometimes I have a feeling that life is just a game I’m playing. Is this who I really am? Why am I living my life day to day? Is there a reason? If this is life, then is it worth living?

Your videos comfort me sm, and make me feel like I should live my life how I want to now

I turned 19 and I am going through all the thing via is talking about and just hearing her way that I can do it inspires me to go for it so thank you so much via

Once you realize you can do things by yourself and don’t need others, it’s a game changer. Go to the lake and go swimming. Go to the library, get a drink at a cafe, just go for a walk, etc. That was what helped me when I was in a really dark place was making the decision to go out places alone, play music as I go, and dress up even though I wasn’t planning on seeing anyone. It brought me a lot of confidence back