Hey Mimi! My exams are coming up, and everyone expects so much of me, I’ve been really stressed out lately, and I broke down in front of my class this morning, and then was accused of something I didn’t do by my teacher. Now I’m thinking of playing with knives and cutting myself. Could you give me some advice in helping me go through this rough time?

FIRST OF ALL, PUT THOSE AWAY. Second of all, I was there too. I was always good in school so people had high expectations of me. I had high expectations of myself too. So I blamed myself even when I had good results because I was always expected to have PERFECT results. Also, It’s normal to break down and feel vulnerable. We are human. Just don’t do something you will end up regretting for the rest of your life. You are a smart one act like one. Also, life is not all about school and grades. Even if your life now is all about these two. Think in the long term. After 10 years will this day even matter? Will you even remember it? So don’t leave a bad trace of today. Cry if you feel like crying but be a strong one after. Wipe your tears and stand up for yourself. I believe in you dear. And just like BTS said “I believe in your galaxy”. Good luck. I love you.

Hey Mimi! Basically, a few days ago I moved away from home into University. I’m not homesick and I don’t miss my parents that much, but (as stupid as it sounds) I’ve been crying for the last hour because I miss my cat. Is this normal? I just love him and I miss my lil meow meow so much ;-;

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Yes, dear, it’s normal. Most of us consider pets as a family so yeah. Just don’t be sad by yourself. Call a friend or call home and ask about you lil cat ^^. It will be fine.

I think I might have possible feelings for one of my friends… but I’m really afraid of these possible feelings because last year I was in love with my best friend but we ended up breaking up our friendship due to her ignoring me for something I did (and I tried talking to her about it so we could figure the situation out) and bad communication… I just dont want to be left heart broken again.

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Never be scared of a heartbreak or you will never be able to experience love again. Also never let a past relationship affect your future ones. What’s done is done. What’s gone is gone. Try to focus now on your new love and figure out how to get things going. Also, only you can decide if you want to choose friendship or love. Just ask yourself the question “Will I be happy if this person kisses another one? will I be ok if this person comes and talks to me about loving someone else”? If the answers are negative, just fight for this love so you end up with no regrets. Good luck dear

Hello!! I’m about 1/3 of the way through my teaching internship and while I love being in the classroom I am so exhausted getting to school by 7am and being there until 4 and then coming home to write lesson plans and work on my final portfolio project. I only have about 2 hours each day where I can do something not school related and it’s draining me so much! Do you have any advice for staying motivated and not burning out?

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In those two free hours try activities to relax or feel like you are taking care of yourself. Do a face mask, Do yoga, Try to follow a BTS dance routine and record yourself doing it just so you can have a good laugh at all your mistakes, Take a long shower or bath … And during the day to help you stay motivated, keep thinking what will you do during your two free hours. Also, everything is hard at first, but with time and effort, things get easier. I used to sleep for two hours a night and run with 6 projects a week. Did I die? No. Did I learn? Yes. Did it stress me out at the time and was hard? Of course. But I was doing something I loved so it kept me motivated. No one can find a better motivation in what you do than you. Sit down, take a piece of paper and write in your goals in one and your struggles in the other side. Just like this piece of paper your life has now two sides, it’s showing you the bad side but once you reach your goals you will see the good side. Good luck dear ^^

So there’s this girl in my 5th period who is super nice to me and acts like my friend but when ever I try to talk to my friend that I known for 2 years she always go to her and just talks to her and keep her away from me. I always try to join in the conversation but she always talk over me and ignores me. I told my friend (the one who I was friends with for 2 yrs) about how I feel in the nicest way possible but she just got super defensive about her. Should I tell my “friend” how I feel?

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Of course, talk to your friend. Communication is key in all kinds of relationships. If they care about you, they will understand your point. Just tell them nicely “I feel excluded whenever you guys talk to each other. I feel lonely when I am not alone. It might sound selfish but can you please give me more of your attention when we are together. I grabbed a lot of courage to tell you this. Pretty Please”. Good luck dear ❤