First, you have taken a tough road in the process of finding yourself and maturing. Your original good girl, go along girl did not feel true to you so your rebelled. In the process, your discovered that all actions have consequences. You also found out who you did not want to be. Very valuable information. Now, as you continue on the path to discovering who you are, what you believe is right, and what being you means in the world, there are a few things that can help you stay true to yourself. 1. Be proud of where you are now, even if in hindsight you might not have chosen how you got there. 2. Remember that only one opinion about you is really important: yours. If you feel good about who you are and where you are in life, no one can take that away from you. Ignore what others say. They will either come around or they won’t. 3. Carving a new path through the jungle of life is much harder than walking down the old broad path. Thus, the temptation to slip back. When that happens, tell yourself, “Iou have done it, so you know I can do it at least one more day”. Tell yourself that you are worth it. Congratulations on how far you have come so far. Keep going! I think you are worth it too!