I Asked Teenagers Personal Questions, These Are the Answers

I asked my friends who are 16 - 17 years of age 10 personal and thought provoking questions.

Question 1: What is a regret you have?

• "Can't think of one."
• "Not standing up for myself when I was younger."
• "Not doing as much as I could have and having fun."
• "Telling someone I loved them, only for them to break my heart."
• "Misbehaving as a child."
• "Acting like a brat."
• "Not taking risks when the opportunity was given to me."
• "For not studying my English in primary school."

Question 2: What are 2 things you dislike about yourself?

• "My weight and skin."
• "My anxiety, body shape."
• "My self-esteem and weak joints."
• "My weight and teeth."
• "Nose and teeth."
• "That I'm bad at talking to new people and that I cry when I'm frustrated."
• "My tendency to be jealous, my legs."
• "My big butt and my height."

Question 3: What makes you feel most alive?

• "When I'm out in the bush."
• "Music and horse riding."
• "Being with friends and doing something I enjoy."
• "Rollercoasters and adrenaline."
• "Boxing training."
• "Being under the night sky when it's raining."
• "My family, friends and my faith."
• "Staying in my room and and doing practical activities."

Question 4: Have you ever had suicidal thoughts?

• "Yes."
• "Technically, no."
• "Yes."
• "Yes."
• "Yes, for stupid reasons."
• "Yes."
• "No."
• "Yes."

Question 5: What's something that offends you?

• "Maybe when people say, "Kill sharks because they are killers." when people are killers too."
• "Being rude about religion."
• "People saying bad things."
• "When people point out my insecurities."
• "People picking with people I'm friends with or related to."
• "Pointing out anything negative involving my physical appearance."
• "Mockery towards my faith."
• "Bad table manners and people being cringe."

Question 6: What's something you wish you could tell your parents/ other parents?

• "Probably my true feelings about something."
• "Thank you, parenting is hard, I respect you."
• "My sexuality."
• "About some stuff I'm struggling with."
• "Nothing."
• "I think I'm broken."
• "I wish I could tell them to understand that we live a different life now, compared to them."
• "That you shouldn’t put high expectations onto your kids who’s having mental health."

Question 7: What is the biggest 'What If' in your mind?

• "What if I'm not pretty enough?"
• "What if I don't like the same things that I do when I'm older?"
• "What if they hate me?"
• "What if I never find the right guy?"
• "What if I moved to this country as a child?"
• "What if I fail?"
• "What if I don't fall in love, or achieve my ambitions?"
• "What if I wasn't able to live a good life?"

Question 8: Have you ever had an unrequited love? if so how did it make you feel?

• "No."
• "No."
• "No."
• "Yes, I felt strange. I didn't know how to react."
• "No."
• "No."
• "I mean, I guess. I guess it made me feel quite shy, and annoyed with the fact that I didn’t put in effort."
• "Yes back in primary school but it made me shy and awkward around her because I was afraid of her rejecting me."

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Question 9: What in life, is beautiful to you?

• "Nature."
• "Kindness."
• "The sky."
• "Nature and animals."
• "Spending time with friends."
• "Laughing so hard that you can't breathe."
• "Love and people loving each other."
• "The many cultures that we have and the various different food out there that I’ve yet to eat."

Question 10: What do you feel like screaming to the world?

• "I don't have perfect skin, but that doesn't mean you have to look at me."
• "I am enough."
• "I hate the way I feel about myself but idk how to fix my mental state."
• "Make peace again."
• "Be happy, not angry."
• "Do not underestimate me."
• "Jesus loves you."
• "AAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!"

© 2020 Natalie Zappa

Comments

Kalpana Iyer from India on September 27, 2020:

The number of your friends who replied "Yes" to having suicidal thoughts and not being happy with their physical appearance broke my heart. I feel teens nowadays are facing more stress than ever before. Social media plays a big part in that.

Eric Dierker from Spring Valley, CA. U.S.A. on September 22, 2020:

You have exceptional friends, which is no surprise :-)

Natalie Zappa (author) from Western Australia on September 22, 2020:

Hi, I just sent a quiz I made to my friends who agreed to being okay with this.

Eric Dierker from Spring Valley, CA. U.S.A. on September 22, 2020:

How very interesting. Amazing answers. How did you pick who to ask?