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Okay, sooo i'm in 9th grade and i've been really shy at school since kindergarden, I don't know why but whenever i'm around big groups of people I just get really nervous and shy. I'm not like this at home or whenever i'm hanging out with people outside of school it's only at school where I get like this. everyday I get asked why i'm so quiet, and i'm tired of people asking me that everyday. I wanna be myself at school, but my self esteem is soo low it's like impossible for me. I'm so worried about what people think about me also. What are some ways I can break out of my shell and be more outgoing? I want to prove to people, that i'm not all that quiet..

Oh and also today while at lunch this really really cute guy threw a peice of bread at me and asked why I was so depressed? I guess I looked depressed at lunch? is this a sign of him flirting with me or is he just being mean? because I took it personally and wanted to cry after that! (i'm really emotional) haha.

I want to fit in at school, I want to be noticed,
highschool's tough so any advice is good advice to me! I just need help :(

It's normal to feel shy around strangers and people you don't know but you can't let your nerves get the
best of you otherwise you'll continue to be shy you've got to believe in yourself and be confident
without confidence you won't get very far just keep
in my mind whenever you feel shy that not all people
out there are bad and are out to get you there's some who are good you've just got to give others a
chance i don't think the boy was being mean he could
of been observing you and noticed you looked that way...i was the same way in school i wasn't very talkative i was shy & was alone most of the time but
it changed as i got older(:

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(Rating: 5) Thanks for the advice :)

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