• TO CURE A CRUSH-OBSESSED GIRL •

I wake up. Well, not literally. But I look around the room and realise I'm in Science. Or Maths...The point being that I was daydreaming. Again. I was creating scenarios that were definitely not going to happen - aren't going to happen. Present tense.

I think it's hard to realise this for many, not just me. Sometimes, I'll look back on something and think "Was that something I imagined or did it really happen?" My stories mix with reality and stop me from accurately judging things based on what really did happen. I end up with false hope and misguided thoughts. Why do we constantly make up little stories about things that are way off from reality? I'm no doctor, but I'm pretty sure it's usually because of feelings. You know, them really annoying butterflies that won't leave your stomach and make you do really embarrassing things at the precise moment the person you like looks at you? Yeah, them. 

I'm a perfect example of a crush-obsessed girl. No, really. All a guy has to do is make one flirty comment and I'm dreaming up tales for months. I don't mean that I like someone new everyday, because I really don't. But I let myself fall for people easily, and then it explodes and I'm quickly making assumptions about everything they say; whether there's some hidden meaning in what they're saying when really, they did just want to know if I was OK. Ridiculous, I know. I also know I'm not the only one though. It's a common thing for both males and females to obsess over their crush (although it is stereo typically more common for females!).

So honestly, I think it's about time I get this under control. I'm not a very religious person but I do know, and side with, the quote:

"A man without self-control is like a city broken into and left without walls."

So here's the thing:

1. Don't avoid them - Avoiding them makes it worse. A lot worse. Making sure you keep out of their way only urges you to go out of your way to see them. Before you know it, you'll be going round in circles until you're back where you started.

2. Distract yourself - no matter if you are in the most boring class ever or sat in your room, make yourself busy with work. Surround yourself with your friends.

3. Wait it out - We've all had crushes before and we all know how they usually end; completely out of the blue. It might be because someone else comes along, or because they do something you really don't like, maybe you see another side to them. Maybe one day you wake up and think "what did I even see in them?" For a while, you might be going crazy thinking about them, but just concentrate on the fact that it will end and you'll be better off.

4. On the other hand, ask them out - if it's totally possible that they're into you, ask them out. There's nothing lost if they say no (and you always have Netflix and ice-cream for comfort!).

It's healthy to have a crush, and good on you if you make something happen from it. But for all those unfortunate, crush-obsessed people like me, don't let it take over. Don't find yourself going out of your way to change for them.