I feel media often portrays high school as a glamorous time, but for many people it was anything but that. Life afterwards picked up significantly more for me, especially when I went to college and made friends there.

I had trouble navigating the world around me when I was younger. Taking a philosophy course helped me out to be able to parse through some of the things I grew up hearing but didn’t resonate with me. I would recommend signing up for a guided meditation class or seminar, as it could help with grounding yourself at the least I feel.

I encourage you to join any clubs that sound appealing to you or even try to start a club of your own if none of the ones out there sound fun.

Life does get better, I feel. Even small changes in everyday can build up to something meaningful when you look back at how far you have come and will go.