“I want to be successful on the app and then I feel guilty for wanting that. Anyone else?”
No need to feel guilty! I know everyone says “write for yourself” and not to worry about the reads you get, but nearly every writer has the thought of being successful on the app in their mind while writing. It’s natural! No need to worry
“Joe’s thoughts: “There you are. Sitting in your little chair, reading your book. Oh look, we have the same interests. We’re reading the same book. I know you want me to come over there, but it’d be too soon. Your hair is as bright as the sun. I love the sun. I know we’d be perfect together. Don’t you agree, Hannah?”
~ YOU”
OMG I love the show YOU so much!
Also who the heck is Hannah?
“I’m an high-achiever at school, but it feels like I’ve been lagging behind, through procrastination caused by unmotivation. It’s almost scary to me how unmotivated I’ve been, every project just feels like another burden and I force myself to do homework. I can’t seem to dig myself out of this mindset, but I know eventually I have to, to succeed, go to college (which is a goal of mine.), and satisfy myself & my parents. It doesn’t really help that my self-esteem is pretty low and inconsistent. I guess watching my peers get ahead of me and knowing I can’t compare is really tough on me. Sometimes I feel great/decent about myself, other times I feel like a disappointment. My entire family are engineers, scientists, etc. My Mom & Dad were #1 students, my dad in Math specifically, and my mom is literature. They don’t say it, and they don’t really know about my unmotivation, but I feel like I disappoint them. One of my grandmas passed away over the summer, but she’s had dementia since I was born, so she didn’t remember much, not even her daugther (my mom.). I know she’s already gone, she didn’t know who I was, and I never was close to her, although I tried, but it’s pretty hard building a relationship with a grandparent who doesn’t know that the little girl standing in front of them is their granddaugther, but I feel like I couldn’t even accomplish anything to make her proud. Or anyone proud I guess. I have big goals, and I keep telling myself that you will be motivated in the future, but what do words mean without action? Well- I guess I should start by stop writing this and being productive! Sorry for the long post! ˚‧º·(ᵒ﹏ᵒ)‧º·˚ oof- diaries of an teen with low-esteem and thinks she’s dumb! ☜(゚ヮ゚☜) (sorry for grammar mistakes it’s 12:28 am. send help)”
Oh wow. That was long. That first part may have been the most relatable thing I’ve ever read. As for the other parts, sorry about your grandma :(( I hope things get better for you
“ I know what my sexuality is but I’m scared to tell my parents. I know my dad will be accepting but I’m scared to tell my Mum. She doesn’t agree with it and thinks people like me will live sad loveless lives. If I was gay it would make things so much easier, she understands it and she would accept me 100% She doesn’t understand my sexuality and isn’t willing to learn, so I’m scared she’ll reject me or send me to counselling. I’ve tried everything I possibly can to change my identity. I am asexual.”
I’m sorry. That’s so sad. Feel free to shoot me a DM if you ever feel like talking (of course only if you’re comfortable with not being anonymous.)
“Nothing makes me angrier then when an artist/editor opens an art shop, accepts requests and then makes people wait for MONTHS (I’m talking at least 3+) before saying they won’t do it anymore. I get that it’s free and they don’t have to do it… but why accept the request in the first place if you have no intention of doing it? I just waited a full EIGHT MONTHS for an edited cover because the person kept reassuring me that they were going to do it, that I shouldn’t request from someone else because they were almost done and then today they told me that they hadn’t even started and weren’t going to be able to do it. Like, what??? Why do that? Why lie about it?! Similarly, I requested an art piece from someone else and waited OVER A YEAR for this piece, just like the other person they kept promising they were going to do it and then about a month or two ago they just decided to close the topic??? It’s so rude! If you aren’t motivated to do it/ just don’t want to, then SAY THAT! I wouldn’t have cared if they’d just been honest in the first place, but now I’m super upset!”
I understand this 100% although to be honest it’s just making me realise I have art requests from like a month ago that I still need to complete
I’m sorry to hear about your grandma if you need someone to talk I’m here.
The expectations you have on you it’s what’s holding you back in my opinion. You are doing things because you “have to” not because you want to, which takes a tool in anyone’s mental health. Remember you are not alone, ask for help.
If someone tells you that you should know it, tell them to go take a hike, you are a human, entitled to mistakes and to need help.
“Can we please just have one update where people don’t complain? I’m not saying everyone has to love every update or kiss up to episode, I know that I don’t, but I mean seriously??? Every single week we get an update, there’s always that one (sometimes 2 or 3) people that just have to complain about it or say that it’s not useful. Why be so negative?! If you don’t like it, you don’t have to use it! At this point, I’m just glad to still be getting updates, especially WEEKLY updates! Back when I first started writing (classic only, the Stone Age lol), we’d be lucky if we got an update at all!”
“I’ve never actually talked about this, but, I have severe depression starting from when I was little. My parents divorced when I was about 3-4, it broke me and I didn’t know what was happening. I had to go back and forth to their places. That’s probably when it started… when I was 11-12 I started to loose a lot of my friends, some of my family members passed away (that added to my depression even more), and some pretty traumatic things have happened to me which I don’t want to talk about. I rarely even go out these days, and I don’t put effort into anything and always say I’m fine when I’m really not and fake a smile. I feel like I just want to die… Does anyone have tips or something for me?”
Oh wow. I personally don’t have any experience at all when it comes to things like this, but you need to talk to someone. Have you talked to your parents? Or maybe a teacher, a depression hotline, anyone? It might help you :))
“At weddings, there’s a ritual of throwing a flower bouquet and whosoever catches it gets married the next. So maybe, we should have the same ritual at funerals of throwing a brick and whosoever gets hit by it dies the next.”