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par Raisa Ala-Hautala
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Dear Susie

I wonder if my use of social media is under control anymore . It ? s super important to me to be popular online and there are times I post five to ten times a day . My photos are never just snapshots and I use filter . Sometimes I take hundreds of shots before I get one that I ? m personally .

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Like yesterday morning I wanted to take one of those ? this is how I look when I wake up ? photos , you know , where you ? I got up at five in the morning , took a shower , washed my hair , on my nude makeup and another half to get my hair just right . Then I climbed back in bed and used another 45 minutes to get the shot I was ? all this before seven o'clock .

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And it ? s not just about looks . I also checking how many likes my pictures get and it if people don ? t like my photos . Sometimes I also get really about my pictures and there are times I ? m so upset I can ? t even go to school . Why can ? t people just like me for who I am ?

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Dear Social Media Addict

I would say it ? s quite teenagers to and how people think of them . ? s , you are not alone in this ! It is , however , a little that you spend that much time on social media and caring about what other people think . In fact , I think it ? s actually part of the reason WHY you are feeling insecure about yourself .

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How about you yourself - digital detox : no social media , no Internet . Put away your : your mobile , tablet and laptop . Cut yourself off cold turkey , and take the time and really get to know yourself . It won ? t be easy to , but I bet you will find a much more confident person in you than you could have imagined .

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Dear Susie

Baffled . Confused . Mystified . Flabbergasted . I ? ll give you another list : bisexual , biphobia , transgender , non - binary , , gender fluid , cisgender , LGBTQ + . . . I ? ve heard these and many more terms and I AM CONFUSED ! My mom says it ? s really simple , there are girls and boys , and that ? s that . But there is a girl in my class whose preferred pronouns are he / him / his . And there is another student in my school who says we can use she , he or they ? because they are non - binary . I mean , what does that mean ? I don ? t want to my mom , but I also see how these students are , and I want to understand where this is coming from . And how can I possibly know how to someone who doesn ? t identify as their original ? Can you help me , Susie ?

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Dear Dazed and Confused

Firstly , I your - ! Our understanding of gender has changed in the past couple of and I can see how that can be . I think it is quite alright to just ask the person what their preferred pronouns are and take it from there . But you also have to understand that sometimes it is difficult for a person to talk about their . If they decide to invite you into their life and you accept that invitation , that is . If they are not ready for that yet , the best thing you can do is to that and them just as they are . What comes to your mom ? s differing opinion , give her the time and space she needs to process this in her own way . And if you want to learn more about , there are wonderful resources online . You could also ask your teacher to give a lesson on gender identity and open a with the rest of your class . I ? m sure you will find that you are not the only one asking these important questions .

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Dear Susie

I have with my skin . You guessed it , I have acne . Really , really bad acne . It ? s so bad that sometimes my whole face hurts . I can ? t sleep , I feel like I can ? t eat anything and , I don ? t want to be seen . You may think that ? s an overreaction but you have no idea how much I get bullied in school for this . I have used every kind of facial wash you can buy at the supermarket , tried all the pimple creams from the chemist ? s , been ? but nothing seems to help . I am absolutely gutted , what can I do ?

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Dear Crawling in My Skin

I know this is probably not going to make you but I ? ll say it anyway : almost 8 out of 10 teenagers have acne . , acne is so that it is almost considered a natural part of puberty ? which also means that it will pass . In the meantime , I you contact your family doctor to get a to a dermatologist . They will be able to tell you if your condition can be helped medically . , you will beat this !