not understanding

not_dead_yet
Community Member

Hello, I am a high school student pls call me Ani. I don't know if this will be too heavy for a intoduction (got zero social skills) so forgive me if it is (also sorry if it doesn't make sense it is 2am for me). I feel very attention seeking no matter what i do. When it comes to self harm and crying, even if i don't tell anyone i feel like i am only doing it for attention. Even posting this feels like its attention seeking. This is a problem at school as well, when im eating and when im not, when i answer questions or if i disappear in a corner. Literally everything feels attention seeking. I am constantly sleeping in class because i feel like everything is a big effort and it feels attention seeking too (i think you get it). When i am talking with friends, if they respond well to a topic i will bring it up again and again because i feel like they will leave for other people if i don't. I get very very anxious about it. sometimes i think that my stomach aches are from this (or maybe cinnamon).If they respond to me negatively i go through a spiral. Even right now i don't know if they are my friends or not. With my personalities and well, im sure this is a common thing but i feel it tailored to every single person and its so tiring to keep up. I don't even know what my original personality is supposed to be anymore. I also have lots of issues with family which i also don't understand. I am yapping oops. i feel like i don't have the right to feel anything at all and if i do its attention seeking. (how many times have i said attention seeking). I feel like i overthink alot and never have my mind set on something. I think i'm gonna go sleep now. Welp this is me, good night.

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moody-_ahhhhh
Community Member

hi Ani, part of me feels no one validated your feelings or properly nourished you when u were younger. for some reason, no one likes providing reassurance in school, honestly if they respond negatively but not constructively/openly then its a red flag u might be better of making new friends. i think if they're blunt and just mean they probably dont value the friendship as much as you do

These are the friends that have stayed with me the longest but rather than blunt or negativly it just feels like I've been left out more. Like in my class a few days ago, they were working on a project and showed my other friend while they didnt show me, I had to ask. This happened more than once. Also with multiple people i will talk and have to repeat myself alot, i mean alot. Sometimes i just give up. I feel that it is a privilege to even talk to them. I dont know how to make friends and the rest of my year seems to be very not idk how to explain but like they seem like worse options then I have right now... im not sure, I'll try anyways.