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1. Be strong dude.
Sat Feb 16, 2013, 03:15 PM
Feb 2013

Aside from the being gay part, I can relate.

At some point you have to decide to be strong and get through it. People can give you all kinds of pep talks, but at the end of the day you've got to own it and not care what other people think about you... because their opinions about you are meaningless; you have to learn to filter bad stuff or you'll just be saddled by it. Don't carry it around. Any negative thing said to you about the way you are isn't worth a second thought.

If the people in your life don't make your life better... find other people. If you are being abused, get out of the situation.

Do not harm yourself.


The upshot is that once you meet people who are worth being with and building a life around, life will be that much better.

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