Made some bad decisions
19 year old female
When I was fifteen I made some pretty bad decisions. I started to drink and go to parties to make myself feel 'cooler' and 'prettier'. After a while it all got out of control. Eventually I made things worse for myself because I was getting so drunk I had no control over what I was doing and was making mistakes that made me feel worse about myself.
My silly solution was to drink more because this would make things better and I thought it gave me confidence to handle social situations. Everyone began to know me as a 'party girl', and 'getting messy' was my thing.
Of course the drinking didn't fix anything and when my problems remained I got even more down on myself to the point where I stopped eating because 'being skinny' would make people like and accept me more. Eventually my doctor and parents intervened and I began to realise that I didn't need to drink or starve myself for people to like me.
I just thought I'd write this because people always tell me they drink because they are shy or because they don't fit in. If you have a problem with your self image, talk to someone before it gets out of control! It can happen to anyone - I was an average teenager who wanted to be more 'fun' but alcohol never solves your problems, it usually makes them worse.
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