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How to make friends in high school?
Hello! This might be a long post, just as a heads-up. I'm a freshman in high school, and I feel really lonely. A lot of people think that I am a "nerd" and they basically ignore me. I'm a little shy because when I was in elementary and middle school I was bullied really badly. I used to hide during recess and shut myself off from the rest of the world. I still feel like there is a chasm separating me from everyone else. The people I sit with at lunch pretend to be nice to me, but I really don't fit in with them. My school is so small that there is nowhere else to go. I joined several clubs at school, but I just feel rejected even more. It just makes me even worse when everyone else is enjoying their lives, hanging out, dating, playing sports, going to parties, and I'm just rejected. Being bullied and ignored just feels so old that it's almost normal. I
don't want to go through four years of this. I just wish that I could actually connect with people again. That someone actually cared that I exist. I just live through schoolwork. My parents push me to do well in school, and I do. But hours and hours of geometry and chemistry just makes me feel empty. I don't want to live this way anymore.
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School is filled with douchebags. But then again, the world is filled with douchebags. If you really want friends then you should find people who have similar hobbies. I liked cosplay before, so I went to cosplay meets and found a bunch of friends and my current boyfriend. Contrary to how it seems, there is life outside of school. Try going out and doing things.
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Hey I kinda know how you feel. Although I'm a pretty tall and big guy and most kids used to joke on me because I am very quiet and kinda shy in public, I have never bullied though I strongly dislike Bullies and I am Very sorry to hear about you being bullied.
When I first became a freshman in highschool when i was 14, I lost mostly all my friends because they joined certain crowds and became dirfferant people. I literally had about one or two friends who where my childhood friends. I became very shy in my freshmen year, I didn't know what table to sit at during lunch so I just sat on a bench and ate awkwardly by myself. I hated school and didn't want to go.
When I became a sophmore I joined Sports such as wrestling , archery, paddling and basketball, sure I freakin sucked at basketball and archery but I had teammates who helped me out. As the year passed by I made some good friends that we have Stuff in common, I become more in shape and I became less shy and more confident. I'm still kinda shy though.
A very good way to make friends is sports or teams such as Drill team, Archery team Etc. You don't have to be good at the sport, you will have teammates who will be by your side to help you improve.
Try and be more confident in yourself and speak up a little.
Hey I still don't sit on the lunch tables, instead I still sit on the bench outside with a couple of buddies you like.
I HOPE I HELPED A LITTLE!
-David-
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