Lunar: I’m so sorry this is happening to you. I’m not meaning to brag, but I don’t have strict Asian parents, after school stuff, and I’m not bullied. But I do slightly experience the same feelings you have sometimes, and I’m very fragile and can have mental breakdowns sometimes. My irl friends have trouble right now too (which doesn’t involve me tho). The worst case I have rn is that my ADHD might be getting worse and I’m reading too much Manga and doodling during class -__- I actually get stressed all the time! But how come I don’t make vents and I always look happy? I smile. I enjoy simple achivements. I try new things. I hang out with my friends. I try my best. I express my thoughts. There are so many things you can do to make yourself happy, healthy, and relaxed. You seem very stressed out recently, and I don’t want you to even get depressed. Ways you can make yourself happy can be different from others. Remember that being stressed and being happy are completely different things. Even if you’re stressed, you can do things to make yourself happy at the same time! There will be several times you’ll feel stressed, anxious, nervous, jealous, and have other new thoughts you can’t even describe. I started middle school about a month ago, and things are already changing! My relationship with my friends is alright, but I start to see new sides of them, and meet many more people. There absolutely is a lot of drama too! I’m sorry I got off-topic a bit -__- But yes, now that I’m getting older I start to wonder if I’m “good enough” or if I’m being “disliked” or thought as a “weird” person. BUT! SELF-COMPASSION! LUNAR! YOU’RE AN AMAZING PERSON! I don’t know you in real life, but you’ve got to be a really nice and cool dude!!!!! This is also what I think to myself, that I’m not 100% bad! Do what you like! Even if it’s making animations, don’t listen to mean people! And work hard so your parents allow you to use electronics! Enjoy being yourself! But try to stay healthy at the same time! B E . P O S I T I V E ! Ways I enjoy life, even during stressful moments! - Smile every day! Turn your frown upside down!! :D - Listen to your favorite music! (I love k-pop!) - Communicate with others, even if you aren’t friends yet! - Join clubs in school if you have them! - Continue to do your hobbies, even if it’s hard to do (like screen-time!) - Set goals and dreams for yourself! - Exercise (It feels good if you start yourself!) - Reward yourself for simple tasks! - Find new hobbies! - Go outside and touch some grass! - Take short breaks in screen time often! - Text your friends! - Do SNS with your friends! (I don’t do it, but my friends have TikTok in private accounts and they seem to enjoy it! But I don’t encourage TikTok bc it’s addicting) - Sleep :) - Eat breakfast, lunch, and dinner! - Try to forget it when you have a bad day (But if it’s REALLY bad, you probably need to talk to a friend about it) - Talk to your friends when you’re feeling upset. If you want to talk about it to your parents, take it easy and feel comfortable about what you’re saying. - Clean your room without being forced to (It feels much better to be in a clean room) - Show your artwork and accomplishments to others if you feel comfortable - Practice self-confidence and enjoy public speaking (It’s ABSOLUTELY FUN when you get into stuff like that, I like to get excited and nervous, actually! When I do public speaking! :O) - If you have a crush, start thinking about them and daydream about them so you feel better <3 /JJJJ (But I actually like to do that ummmm don’t tell anybody ok :>) SO!! I’m so sorry if I wrote too much, as always, it’s a habit :<. But PLEASE PLEASE PLEASEEEEE remember that there are still so many amazing people like you on Scratch, and they’re feeling empathy for you in every vent you make! Also, people who may sound mean to you might take time maturing, have autism, or just don’t understand kindness. I’ve had a friend who has autism before, and she was still really nice despite the mean things she accidentally said to me sometimes. These kinds of people don’t try to be mean but they just do, so keep that in mind. I’ll stop writing now because I’m afraid it’ll get too long. You can do it Lunar!!!!!!!!! <3
