count your blessings, not your problems.

So I’ve got a lot of anon messages asking for help because something is going wrong in their life (honestly trivial things) and I thought I’d answer them instead with a ranting-like post. You know what really bugs me? When people consistently play the “poor me” card, pitying themselves all the time. Poor me, poor me, nobody likes me wah wah wah 

shut the fuck up.

Teenagers are so fucking self-centered that they think everyone actually gives a shit about them. The way they look, the way they act, if they’re ugly or pretty, smart or dumb, fat or skinny. Newflash: no one really cares if you have a pimple on your face, or if you’re five pounds heavier. I never understood why people are constantly obsessed with what people think of them because honestly people only care about THEMSELVES. NO ONE ELSE. And the complaining. The “my life blows” “i hate my life” “why am i alive”. Yes, everyone’s said it before, hell I’ve exhausted those in my time. But theres a time and a place for it, and if you constantly fucking say it then people will actually not want to be around you. I’ve dealt with my fair share of problems, problems that many people have. But I dig myself out of that hole because I don’t want to be the girl that doesn’t appreciate her life.

I don’t face NEARLY as many problems as those little starving children in Africa. And as much as I hate that comparison, it’s true. I don’t like my city, but it’s perfect. My parents are happily married. I have great brothers. A great house, nice dog, great school. Everything is great. The only issue I’ve had is mental ones, where my thoughts cause me to be depressed and upset. BUT GUESS WHAT? I push through it, I try to make myself happier and feel better and it works. I volunteer, I work, I become a productive member of society. So the next time I see someone sitting on their ass in their room, sleeping or crying about how their life sucks so badly when they have a great life, I’m going to go FUCKING BALLISTIC. 

Find SOMETHING to do, something to believe in. I’m just thankful I have such strong faith in God, because that’s what has got me through a lot of stuff. But you guys can find a lot too

Count your blessings, not your problems.