Honestly, I would tell my younger self to trust her gut. To respect herself enough to not let others drag me down to their level. That when she makes a plan that she should follow through with it. All the research that she does should be listened to and that she should not be swayed by others’ emotional whims.
Life could have turned out so differently if I had stood by my own plans. It would have led to less heartache and overall more satisfaction with life.
I would also tell her that if she does choose emotion over her plans, that it is only human and to not punish herself for it for the rest of her life.
Enjoy where you are in life and do not close the door on certain scary things. Maybe things would have turned out better if you did. It is hard to know where life will take you. Do not dwell on the failures.
Regret ruins everything.
This got a lot deeper than I thought it would.
Mother of Trauma 
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