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Others have given good advice re: getting offline more. Pour yourself into a hobby.

But I just want to add - when I was a teenager, everyone told me it was the best time of my life. Now I am staring down 40 and let me tell you, that was some crap.

The crazy changes to a woman's body, the hormones, being under the thumb of your parents, trying to make life decisions, all while dealing with the angsty assholes at school? It was awful. And I can only imagine how much worse it is with covid and the Internet.

I was a cutter, and remember telling my parents that God made me a woman to punish me. But you know what? Life just keeps getting better. I got out of their house, found a great career, started a family, and did a lot of travelling. I have found the rhythm of my body. And I am optimistic about the future.

My advice would be for now, decide not to decide. Tell yourself you will revisit the idea in a year, and give yourself a break from thinking about it. You are powering through one of the most difficult phases of your life right now, go easy on yourself.