so im kind of a mess. just turned 15 yesterday, mentally ill, just got checked out at the doctor for bulimia and trying to eat without gagging myself, and lgbt. i am nonbinary fem and pansexual :,) do you have any advice for me? life can be hard, especially for someone like me imo.
Get off the internet and find IRL help. Be that family, friends, and/or a mental health professional. The latter is highly recommended though.
The adults around you don’t expect anything more from you than for you to be a teenager. When I was a teenager, I spent a lot of time comparing myself to others. Because many teenagers are smarter, more diligent, accomplished, friendly, etc. that no one would ever want to pick me. When really all anyone wants from you is for you to be on time, polite, and ready to learn. They’ll figure out something for you to do. Every adult around you was once a teenager who knew nothing until someone showed them how to do a job.
Even without all the stuff you’ve got going on, 15 is often a tough age. Very few people have themselves figured out at that age. So my biggest piece of advice is to do your best, but don’t expect to everything to make sense, and don’t beat yourself up when life is messy. It’s just the way it is.
Find a real life community, people who you identify with
Look for the other outcasts. Form a posse and be unapologetically weird, protect each other, and most of all, support each other.
Never take random advice from strangers on the internet.
Given that you’re underage, I’m going to lock this thread before it gets weird.
I hope you can find the community and support you need, especially if it is offline.
Therapy.
