Basically, i don't feel like myself is good enough. I feel like no one accepts the real me and that i have to change my attitude in order to have friends and to like myself. I'm 17 and im in high school and i want to be popular SO bad. I just want a lot of friends and to just to be wanted. I feel so lonely and sad because I dont know who I am anymore and I just want to be accepted.
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Changing into someone im not
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Also remember that it's not about how many friends you have, but how deeply you relate to the ones you do have. So-called "popular" teens sometimes have nothing but skin-deep relationships with others.
What parts of yourself do you think you have to change? If it's something bad, like getting angry too quickly, then maybe some change is necessary. But if you're just changing yourself to "fit in," then something's wrong.
Hope that makes some sense.
What parts of yourself do you think you have to change? If it's something bad, like getting angry too quickly, then maybe some change is necessary. But if you're just changing yourself to "fit in," then something's wrong.
Hope that makes some sense.
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Loneliness is not the same thing as being alone. Many of us seek time alone to emotionally recharge, to reflect or to explore our creativity or hobby.
As people initially share small things together this can lead to eventually sharing innermost feelings, which of course may take time, but friendships can evolve and be cemented. Nobody will ever be exactly the same as us, so respect and accept the differences.
As people initially share small things together this can lead to eventually sharing innermost feelings, which of course may take time, but friendships can evolve and be cemented. Nobody will ever be exactly the same as us, so respect and accept the differences.
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You have to first be happy with yourself before anyone else can make you happy. YOU ARE MORE THAN GOOD ENOUGH JUST LIKE YOU ARE. Any person who tries to make you change who you are isn't a true friend. Popularity in high school is only a short lived phase that really isn't that important. There are 2 guys who came to work where I do shortly after they got out of school (1 high school, 1 college). Both were kind of surprised at how they never heard from any of there many "friends" they had in school. True story. Being yourself this day and age is very tough. It is also one of the most important things to be though. If you try to fit yourself around what's "cool" or "popular" these days it will cause you nothing but misery in the end. Remember a TRUE friend likes you for you, nothing more, nothing less.
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Loneliness is a subject which in some ways is also linked to friendship (or lack of friends), possibly lack of self esteem, and depression.
As people initially share small things together this can lead to eventually sharing innermost feelings, which of course may take time, but friendships can evolve and be cemented. Nobody will ever be exactly the same as us, so respect and accept the differences.
As people initially share small things together this can lead to eventually sharing innermost feelings, which of course may take time, but friendships can evolve and be cemented. Nobody will ever be exactly the same as us, so respect and accept the differences.
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