I’m 15f and about to start my sophomore year in a few days. I don’t have any classes with a friend that I only see at school. I don’t have anyone else I can talk to. I find it hard to approach people, and I get nervous whenever someone speaks to me. I don’t even know what to say most of the time. Everyone seems to have their own friend groups already, so that makes it even more difficult for me to make friends with anyone. How can I become more sociable? I don’t want to be completely alone. Also, I’m extremely unathletic so I can’t join any sports
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Don’t pressure yourself in getting friends, just be yourself and engage with anyone that has no intention to hurt you (not that you can avoid that entirely).
Focus more on the connections you make with a few individuals rather than the amount of people you can call friends.
I’m in the same boat, I’m going into my junior year and worried about this. It feels like every time I try to make friends they move on past and kinda look for someone else to hang out with. Hope you find some good advice lol
I definitely remember these feelings when I was in high school. I remember that the people I started talking to at the beginning of the year, weren’t the same people at the end. Also, time and time again I talk to people my age (twenties) who say they were nervous in high school to fit in.
I made friends by doing the school musical, by joining a couple clubs, and by talking to people I had group projects with. The trick to making friends is to start off with a hi! Trust me. People are looking for friendship.
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