Everyone, especially teenagers need to stop trying so hard to be different, to be cool, to be trendy. Just be honest with yourself. Half the time you’re following others just to fit in. The other half you’re trying to set trends that don’t even represent who you really are. Yeah, it’s an amazing feeling getting attention and being validated. But it’s all that much better when you gain all of the respect by just being yourself. It’s like that gratifying feeling you get when you beat a game without the cheat codes. You accomplished something purely on your own, and that is one of the best feelings you may never get to experience in your life. Don’t lie to yourself.