What are you thinking RIGHT NOW?

[KopsTheTerminator]

Man self-confidence articles are the most unhelpful I've ever come across and just make you feel alienated when most of the "suggestions" sound as absurd as trying to punch yourself with no arms. It doesn't work that way.

[Gemini]

^ Nice. I remember that feeling.

Things only get better after leaving that s***hole, trust me. lol

Ehh...

In my experience, the worst days in high school were way worse. But the typical day in high school was probably better, on average.

Really? I don't think I've felt the way I did in high school since... well, since leaving high school. Most of the worst days I've had since coming to college have felt trivial in comparison. Sure, there might have been a decently OK day every once in a while when I was in high school, but that does very little when you're feeling sad and down for weeks at a time.

If I magically had the option to trade what I had now to go back to my childhood, I wouldn't take it. I don't think I've ever even entertained that notion.

Most of the close friends I know IRL became significantly happier and better off once they graduated... which is kind of why I made that post. lol

[Simbaholikov]

Wish there was more to do in the evenings around here. Or at all.

I know. It's mindnumbing.

[Carl]

Really? I don't think I've felt the way I did in high school since... well, since leaving high school. Most of the worst days I've had since coming to college have felt trivial in comparison. Sure, there might have been a decently OK day every once in a while when I was in high school, but that does very little when you're feeling sad and down for weeks at a time.

If I magically had the option to trade what I had now to go back to my childhood, I wouldn't take it. I don't think I've ever even entertained that notion.

Most of the close friends I know IRL became significantly happier and better off once they graduated... which is kind of why I made that post. lol

You know this already, but I lean more towards Regs' comment, here. Except that my worst days in high school weren't even half as bad as my bad days have been since. And I used to be consistently content back then, whereas since leaving, well... not so much. Luckily for me, I'm starting to get some of that back lately, I think.

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The story is interesting enough (no doubt thanks to its mastermind, Kirkman) that I'm beginning to somewhat forgive Bonansinga's poor writing style choices--I'm guessing he's used to writing for younger audiences, and if he wants to keep writing, that's probably what he should stick to. Seriously, you can't combine super short paragraphs, very fast pace, use of "and" where there ought to be commas, present tense, and all those rookie mistakes he makes consistently with scientific descriptions of people being eaten by zombies. I swear it's obvious that he was using a thesaurus for just about every other word.

[Shadowfax]

Finish Tsuki's sig request, then bed.

[Queen Elsa]

I hate how nervous I always am when talking on the phone.

[KopsTheTerminator]

Here we go again...

[Shadowfax]

I should stop listening to Game OST's... All it does is make me mega nostalgic and want to play said game again xD Tonights game being Twilight Princess xD

[Regulus]

^ Nice. I remember that feeling.

Things only get better after leaving that s***hole, trust me. lol

Ehh...

In my experience, the worst days in high school were way worse. But the typical day in high school was probably better, on average.

Really? I don't think I've felt the way I did in high school since... well, since leaving high school. Most of the worst days I've had since coming to college have felt trivial in comparison. Sure, there might have been a decently OK day every once in a while when I was in high school, but that does very little when you're feeling sad and down for weeks at a time.

If I magically had the option to trade what I had now to go back to my childhood, I wouldn't take it. I don't think I've ever even entertained that notion.

Most of the close friends I know IRL became significantly happier and better off once they graduated... which is kind of why I made that post. lol

Yeah... I think that's just because you don't study engineering.

I hated the high school environment just as much as anyone, but the lack of stress I had back then was amazing. Most of my life now consists of periods of epic boredom between semesters and on breaks, and periods of stress so intense that it makes sitting in high school look like a pleasant day at the beach.

[Ninaroja]

Really? I don't think I've felt the way I did in high school since... well, since leaving high school. Most of the worst days I've had since coming to college have felt trivial in comparison. Sure, there might have been a decently OK day every once in a while when I was in high school, but that does very little when you're feeling sad and down for weeks at a time.

If I magically had the option to trade what I had now to go back to my childhood, I wouldn't take it. I don't think I've ever even entertained that notion.

Most of the close friends I know IRL became significantly happier and better off once they graduated... which is kind of why I made that post. lol

You know this already, but I lean more towards Regs' comment, here. Except that my worst days in high school weren't even half as bad as my bad days have been since. And I used to be consistently content back then, whereas since leaving, well... not so much. Luckily for me, I'm starting to get some of that back lately, I think.

I'm kind of on the fence, but leaning towards liking University a bit more. It honestly depends on which era of high school (here in the UK meaning all the way from 11-18) we are talking about.

11-13.5: Stellar - a few minor hiccups

13.5-15: Grim - a specific set of girls (that I had never actually talked to before) said some pretty cruel things about me for no good reason over a 3 month period.

15-16: Pretty great - probably the best part for me in terms of personal happiness/friends/attainment

16-18: Dark. Darkest point of my life so far, probably, for multiple reasons I have already mentioned extensively. Worst point was probably September - December 2012. I honestly thought I was never going to be happy ever again. I posted sporadically here on MLK at the time and I find it very hard to look back at them now and realise just how bad a place I was in.

In terms of personal happiness, I'm liking University a lot more than high school. I haven't felt like myself in a long time, but I'm closer to that person now than I have been since I was 16. For a long time I felt like the bad things would just keep on coming, but so far this year has been kind. Things have actually been working out, it would seem.

I do miss the structure that school gave, though. I miss seeing my friends every single day all in the same place, for example. I miss being told where to go and when (oddly). I miss that sense my school gave us of being looked after. Being solely responsible for yourself suddenly is quite daunting and at first threw me off quite a bit.