Hey guys! I’m trying to be more active so I have come up with the idea to write about something that every teenager goes through. I feel like everyone has points in their lives where they just don’t feel the best about themselves, in terms of looks, personality, or whatever it may be. But in reality, it is 100% normal to feel that way. In fact, never experiencing that is abnormal for your mental health, since you must go through certain events at certain points in your life. The thing about us, teenagers, is that we tend to compare ourselves to others so much. We don’t see imperfections in anyone, but ourselves. We deny the fact that we are beautiful and perfect, but we easily admit that everyone else is. We neglect the fact that others feel the exact same way we feel. Maybe the person you look at every day and think “oh my God, they’re gorgeous! Look at me, I’m so not”, has the exact same idea in their mind but flipped, as in they think YOU are gorgeous and THEY aren’t. My point is, everyone has their insecurities, which is the next thing I would like to bring your attention to. I assure you that every single person in this world is insecure about at least one thing. The only difference between everyone is how MUCH they allow that insecurity to shape their lives. Some focus on their one insecurity so much, to the point where it becomes impossible for them to view the good in them. Others choose to acknowledge that insecurity, however without allowing it to change the way they think of themselves. By acting on the first option, your self-esteem takes a major leap downwards, and you start back again from zero. You stop thinking of yourself in a good way and your personality may be affected by this, as well. To end this, I cannot express this to you enough that you should try to increase your self-esteem as early as possible, in order to live a happy life, because it really shapes the way you are going to deal with things in life, as well as the opportunities you yourself to have. Thank you.