Published on 12, July, 2020
This may be more appropriate for the older members, but younger ones may find it useful and may have some advice to give.
My really big one is I wish I was less of a 'people pleaser', less compliant.
I think I have been quite easily manipulated during my life and if I hadn't been, my life would have taken a different course.
I have finally learnt to say 'no' and am trying hard to 'please myself'.
What about you?
I agree completely with this. I was so desperate to fit in and have friends that I put up with things I never should have and allowed myself to be taken advantage of ignored and forgotten when I wasn’t useful to others. And of course despite all that i still didn’t really have proper friends anyway.
Other advice for my younger self, a bit cliched but: nothing comes to those who wait
Amerantin (former member) said:a bit cliched but: nothing comes to those who wait
The cliche is actually: 'everything comes to those who wait' ...
It depends on how you spend the time whilst waiting...
I just checked and apparently the quote is “good things come to those who wait”.
I can confirm from empirical research that it’s not true.