I don't like how someone will say something to me and I'll get so upset about it, even if it's only slightly unfriendly.
I hide it, of course.
I'm getting pretty good at hiding when I'm unhappy.
But I want people to like me, and I rely on this probably more than most people realize.
I hate it so much when people are angry with me, it makes me feel sick in the stomach, and my mood will change from cheerful to wanting to cry with one sentence.
I'll be sad for a few days over somebody I don't even care about's opinion on me.
And it's even worse if somebody I look up to or like is not pleased with something I have done or the way I act.
I'm not myself, and anyone who tells me to be myself obviously doesn't know that being a teenager is hard.
My hormones are going crazy and sometimes I wish I didn't have any emotions at all.
So please don't say anything unkind to me, because I'm feeling fragile.
Please just pretend you like me, smile, and say something happy. Don't tell me you don't like the way I do this, or the way I'm doing that.
I'm trying hard to be myself, but a single word can make me fall apart these days.