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hello, i feel that i have so much to say but no one really seems to understand me very much. And no matter how much i try my hardest to speak of how i am feeling and try to tell them what i am like (my friends) they always seem to do something that puts me off from continuing from talking. And so i just eventually give up and go by the code 'i am whatever people say i am'
I also think i have a split personality, one minute i am fine, almost like i am on speed or soemthing then the next minute, out of the blue, i just feel so low and cannot pick myself up. It is so hard to choose which emotions i should feel and how to express them because they just come out wrong. and i do not like talking. so in the end i just try to keep myself as invisiable as possible. but the more i try to do that the more people come up to me with the most patronizing looks and pats, asking me if i am alright. i simply nod and walk of with my music blasted into my ears. I just want to be away from the world, half the time i practically am. I do not know what is wrong with me! i cannot take it anymore.
There is also an issue in my school, the people whom i hang around with are somewhat great from other peoples perspective and i think they are too. but they are just so inconsiderate sometimes towards how i feel, they are just so clueless. of course they do not think and so and no one else seems to think so either so i just try and stay out of the social gatherings we have and say what i think will make others happy. It seems i just cannot be myself, of course i do not even know who i am! i am just someone who is invited into a friendship group. i do not feel welcome and i do not feel wanted. i prefer a one and one with someone but i feel that just hanging out with one person i may bore them. So i do what i do best...go somewhere on my own and cry. No one in my school has ever seen me cry before because they consider me as out-going and confident. (that is so much crap) i cry when i do not no what esle and feel like just exploding into thin air and no one will remember who or what i
was. It would all be so much easier. on me and them. At times i feel like this really selfish person who is out to get everyone and cannot do anything to right. and i want to do things right and i want to be normal. Just to have a laugh all the time with these people who are considered friends and have moments when they comfort me without it being weird and awkward.
please help, me i need your advice. thanks.
Comments

Hiya,
you really are having a hard time aren't you? I really sympathise with you, as I went through a very similar situation 10 years ago myself. Being a teenager is really not easy these days. There are so many pressures on you from all sides: teachers expect you to get good grades, so do your parents, who also expect you to carry on with your education and stay out of trouble. Then there's peer-pressure, expecting you to do everything your mates do and be just like them. Being between age 14 - 21 is a very difficult and confusing time anyway, as you are learning to deal with your emotions, and become grown-up at the same time.
I would be surprised if your mates aren't going through similar emotions. But they don't sound particularly helpful, so maybe you shouldn't spend all your time with them. Are there any youth centres near you, that you could join? One of the leaders is bound to be trained to speak to you alone about your concerns, and may be able to give you further advice. You could also meet other people there your own age. It's not easy at your age not having a best friend to share things with, I know from my own experience.
Also, you could see your gp confidentially (if you are over 16, if you are under 16, I'm not sure what the rules are; they may let your parents know), who could put you in touch with a counsellor at the surgery. The gp may also be able to help you get back on track with your parents. Your parents, maybe particularly your Mum, is a very important person in your life right now, she knows you best, and will be able to help you best, if she really cares about you. Trust me, I am now a mother myself.
You could also try ringing the samaritans, confidentially, which you may think is just for 'crazy' people, but they get all sorts of calls every day, believe me. They will listen to you properly, and give you appropriate advice.
Last but not least, it may feel like you're in this situation for ages, but things will improve eventually. If they did for me, they will for you too. You'll get your own place when you're ready, hopefully meet someone nice, and start to feel properly grown up. But first just concentrate on finishing school, then decide in little steps what it is you would like to do next, education or work-wise, and also try different places out to meet new friends.
Best of luck, and best wishes, Katt.

Posted by Katt, on 04/20/2008 at 15:31

hi, sorry if my advice fails, but the same thing happened to me and suddenly my friends switch off as soon as I talk or worse start having a go at me. I found that if you maybe they don't understand but other people do, don't let them get you down for a start, and you can always get other friends. I decided that my friends weren't being fair so now I don't dedicate all my time to them and find other people that I know who are kind to me and hang around with them instead, also it might help if you tell someone all your worries and then you will start to feel better and they can help. If you ever feel like crying remember that it's not worth the effort! Hope this helps! Good luck!

Posted by Cheekymonkey777, on 04/14/2008 at 10:55

hi,
it sounds as though you are putting yourself through a lot. have you tried speaking to anyone other than your friends? do your friends ever talk to you about their worries? it is likely that they are going through confusing and difficult things aswell. i know it sounds like a big deal, but your school may have someone you could go to for advice that would be totally confidential, and staffed by trained proffessionals. please don't think of yourself as selfish - everone has worries and anxieties but everone deals with them in different ways.

Posted by jenny chapman, on 04/10/2008 at 12:09

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