Take all of this for what it is, advice from strangers on the internet. I'll lay out what I think is the best advice I can give, but do realize that we are stra

Take all of this for what it is, advice from strangers on the internet. I'll lay out what I think is the best advice I can give, but do realize that we are strangers on the interwebs. First, everyone has regrets. Some you can't fix and some you can't really atone for. Those, you need a psychologist for. It just happens and there's no shame in that. The others you fix with hard work going forward. You're young, you've got plenty of time. Second, and this is a tough one... maybe the hardest. You have to learn to stop comparing yourself to other people for your sense of intrinsic worth. You can kind of do it for inspiration, but not what have you done. You should only compare yourself today to what you were yesterday. Are you better today than you were yesterday? Third, get off social media... maybe not entirely (I say as I write this on social media) but mostly. This is the only social media platform I'm on, and TBH I need to cut down on it. But you gotta set limits. Games need limits too. I play MMO's and I put limits on them too. Those things are a reward, not a given. Fourth, discipline is important. It sounds dumb, but if it helps you to set a routine, then set a routine... I have to. I makes me work out, study the things I need to, set aside enough time for my family and my relationship, remember my vitamins, eat, all the adulting I need to do. If I get all that stuff in, then I get some gaming in. If I wing it, I won't get it done =/ Fifth, don't forget to make some friends and have some fun along the way. I hope you had a close friend or two that you could also reach out to with this issue and bounce some ideas off of. They're important and as I've gotten older, they're more important and harder to find in my life. Could just be me. Lastly, good luck with college! You are going in the right direction. I'm proud of you. Also from an internet stranger, but still... education is awesome and will open up venues of thought and projects that you didn't have before. Hopefully it will open up opportunities for you that you didn't have in the past. Good luck in the future! EDIT: Grammar and me don't get along at 6:30 in the A.M.