I hate high school...

[Delta 72]

I'm a seinor in high school. I really though this year was gonna rock, but honestly I don't think that I've been more misrible in my life. It feels like everything I do just doesn't work, or ends up just making me look stupid. I thought for sure that this year would be an excellent year for me to get a girlfriend, but so far all of the girls I liked have gotten boyfriends, or just arn't intersted. All of my friends seem so happy with where they are right now, but I'm not, and the worst part is I know why. Its because up until this year I've just been "that quiet kid" and people just assume that becasue I'm so quiet, I'm wierd. But I'm not! At least I don't think I am, I mean I can't even tell anymore! I just feel so alone, and like nobody cares about me. I've been working on not being so shy all the time, but I think that because people from my school have always known me as that quiet kid, they sort of expect me to be quiet, and just seem to ignore me.
Also, I pushed away the only real "group" that would except me. I mean I didn't really like them anyway, but at least they would talk to me, and let me hang out with them. I've tried hanging out with some of my other friends, but they're always hanging out with thier other friends in their "group" and are usually pretty hesitant to let me join them. So I've been by myself for like the past couple weeks and it sucks. I just feel like no one really likes me, and even if they talk to me in school, outside of school they don't want to hang out.

[MadPoet]

Hey Matt. I'm sorry things have been rough for you lately at school, and I know that it really sucks when people treat you in a rude way, but sometimes it can hurt even more when they completely ignore you. It's not a good feeling at all, I know that for sure. Have you tried getting involved in things to meet new people around the high school? I know that it's supposed to be fun when you're a senior, and I can understand why that would make it ten times harder. Try getting involved in something, some kind of club, just to make good memories and such for the rest of high school. Or simply try to speak up, and engage in conversations with people. To be honest, I'm not best with advice on how to socialize, it's not my best subject either... but, I'm sure if you think of things you could join or do, you'll feel a bit better. And don't worry, high school can't last forever.