Yes, I'm 18. I know, I've got my whole life ahead of me, things get better, one day I'll look back and realise how silly all of this is, blah, blah, blah. I've heard it all before, but it's of little comfort in the moment.

Just talk to them again, and make sure you specify EXACTLY what needs to change, and how it needs to change. Write it down for them if it helps. If your family mean that much to you, then you'll be able to work through it, and I bet they'd prefer having you around rather than not.

Dw I'm not telling you to harden up and that you'll get over it - I've been in the same place as you and I sympathise.

ANYWAY:

WGMG: Summer. I fucking hate the heat. Working in a warehouse with no air circulation in 35+ degrees is horrible :lol: My body's heat regulation systems are terrible.

Thanks :) I'm really trying, I've just felt so down for the past week and a bit, and I'm waiting for it to improve again.

Im trying, but i dont think it works. My brother and sister have set too high a standard. Im going to keep at it though.

Well you can heed the advice of the people who have actually been through all that. Or you can wallow.

Mmm, I know what sibling pressure's like. Do keep going, it'll be better for you to have this all sorted out, and you deserve that.

Advice like what? Go and see a psych?

No like get yourself out there and do some of the things you enjoy so you can meet people with similar interests.

And what if you don't actually enjoy anything anymore? I'm useless with meeting new people.

I agree with afro, you'll definitely make new friends easily enough especially once you get to uni.
Unlike a lot of people here I'm still on good terms with my school mates but no where near as close as we used to be but that's because I moved away for uni and made a lot of new friends I suppose.

In two months time I'm moving into a house with four friends who are as close as brothers to me, two years ago I'd never even met three of them and the other was a mutual friend I used to walk past at school without so much as a second glance, now we are ridiculously close; point is a lot can happen in a relatively short amount of time. I had and still do have some great friends from school that I enjoy catching up with, but I have formed some amazing bonds in the years since leaving school, the last two years since school finished have hands down been the best of my life.

Chin up, things might not look so good now but you have no idea what the future holds.

This is what I used to think. I had pretty bitter feelings towards a lot of these people from school. Then recently, I realised that they didn't ditch me, they were/are just as busy as I am and we really have very few similar interests. Our lives just took different paths. I realised we're all still mates when we catch up on the rare occasion but it can be hard to see everyone as people move away from the area/get partners/have to try and earn a living. Sometimes, it's you who has to initiate meeting up with friends as they're just as busy as you are etc.

I bet your close friends didn't ditch you at all, it's just harder to catch up now you're out of the school environment. Think hard about this, I did and it helped burst that big, bitter bubble I was living in, especially after I visited a few old friends after uni finished. Admittedly, one old friend did 'ditch' me, but it turns out she has kinda ditched everybody cos she has a new BF every 5 minutes, but that's how life goes after the comfort zone of school is gone.

:)

And yes, what Fredsta said above, it can be quite easy to make friends at uni as people there are generally very approachable and may even have the same interests as you. I became mates with someone in first year when he asked how I was going with some of the course content.

Edited by MidfieldMaestro: 12/12/2012 06:40:56 AM

Pbagz easy Uni guide for testing waters:

Step 1: Sit next to randoms on purpose in class.

Step 2: Wait till professor/lecturer gets really boring.

Step 3: Make witty or non-witty comment about how boring this is, 99% chance they will agree with you.

Step 4: Wait for group assignment topic to come up, snag in with said randoms.

Step 5: Plan first group assignment meeting, offer to go to pub instead with said group.

Step 6: Instand friends.

Worked for me at least :)

GL!

-PB

PB's system is 99% foolproof.

WGMG: VCGLR won't let me log in to do my RSA refresher. Dickheads.

Cheers Fredsta, I'll keep holding out for a miracle then.



They decided they wanted nothing more to do with me even before school ended. Thanks though.

I'll make sure I try out your guide PB :lol:

WGMG: Green tea. I have no idea how so many people seem to drink it by the bucketload, it tastes gross IMO.

We actually have a green tea liqueur at work. Grossest thing ever invented.

The Nestea Green Tea ice tea is quit enice.

I like green tea flavoured iced tea actually, but that's probably because it has a lot of sugar in it.

IF parents knew how much sugar was in that shit they'd never let their kids even look at it.

WGMG: Just look at the Fantasy EPL thread

At least you scored :P

:lol: rutheless

I couldn't disagree more, I drink it by the bucketload and have no idea how someone could hate it.

WGMG: Fire drills at work. Waste of time and it's bloody hot outside

Twice aswell but fletcher scores all there goals and I have a lead but the McLean and sessegnon show up FUCKING MCLEAN

Ok /rant

WGMG: 36 Degrees in Adelaide today and I have a brand new air conditioner at the shop that is NOT working. Than my wife calls and the air conditioner at home isn't working either ](*,)

WGMG: New youtube layout.

WGMG: Ex asking me if she wants me to see a picture of a date she had with her boyfriend. Of course I do, please, show me the lad you left me for in a picture with you. If I may, might I request a porno of the night after?

I just said yeah of course, got given the file, and didn't bother clicking it. Thank fuck for general phrases like "you two look good together" and "where abouts is this, it looks nice."

Is she a retard? Who asks that?

WGMG: Spent the last hour trying to enroll in my second year at uni, completely lost. Anyone go to Griffith?