Kind of angry because this summer instead of spending time with my friends, my parents have put me into 3 different camps thst perfectly overlap so I’m almost NEVER free. I feel like I’m slowly getting disconnected from the friendgroup

I feel like people don’t understand me sometimes. It feels like I’m alone in my own world. Like I’ll tell people my problems and they’ll “help” but it’s never what I’m looking for. I feel like my friends don’t understand me at all sometimes. How can I overcome this feeling?

School is not tuff.

Lately I’ve been questioning who I really am. It feels like I’m always changing depending on who I’m around, and I don’t know which version is actually me. So many people try and convince me that I’m something else but I don’t feel like I am what they say or I say. I want to figure out what and who I am without the opinions of people who think they know what I should be. Does anyone know how to navigate through this?

i hate how i'm always the one texting first. like if i stopped messaging people, would anyone even notice? i know everyone's busy but sometimes it makes me wonder if i'm forcing every friendship.

Last week, I decided to wear my favorite pink hoodie to school. I liked how it looked and didn't think much of it. But throughout the day, I noticed people staring, whispering, and making comments like, "Pink isn't really a guy's color," or "That's kind of feminine." Even though no one directly bullied me, I started feeling self-conscious and wondered if I should stop wearing clothes I liked just to avoid being judged. By the time I got home, I had already decided not to wear the hoodie again. Sometimes, it isn't one big act of bullying that makes people hide who they are, it is the small comments and silent judgments that make someone feel like they don't belong.

It's been months since my best friend moved away. We still text, but it isn't the same. Every time something funny happens at school, I instinctively think about telling them before remembering they're in another time zone now. I guess people don't really talk about missing friendships as much as relationships.

I started high school this year, and every day it feels like everyone already knows each other. I eat lunch with people sometimes, but I don't really feel like I belong anywhere. It's weird because I smile and laugh during class, so everyone probably thinks I'm doing fine. I don't even know if this is something worth complaining about—I just wish I felt like someone would notice if I wasn't there tomorrow.