cool about it!

[Guest_69224151]

I don’t really like my friends at school. They keep running away from me and ignoring me/ running away from me. When I write this down it sounds so childish but it really affects me and I don’t know why they did that. One girl is so incredibly condescending and thinks she is better than everyone and is always trying to find something to make fun of me for. Another girl has pretty much stopped talking to me bc we don’t have any classes together any more. And the last one is kinda weird. Ik she has a lot going on but she’s not getting the help she needs. And she’s hard to be around bc she’s really negative and always apologises. I get why she’s like that but I’m like girl if things are that bad you need to reach out. Idk if this is stupid it’s just frustrating.

[Sophie_M]

Hi Guest2863,
 
Thank you for posting here on the Forums. Challenges like this can be really tough and it is great that you are reaching out. It is not childish at all – we can have friendship group concerns at any age and they can certainly impact how we are feeling.
 
Are there any other people at school that you feel you are able to connect with? While it can be anxiety-provoking, it sounds like it might be an opportunity at the moment to connect to some new people too. Sometimes we grow out of friendships and that is okay – it can take some time to find ‘our people’ which is totally normal. ReachOut have a good article here on how we can cope with changing friend groups over time: https://au.reachout.com/relationships/friendships/4-steps-for-coping-with-changing-friendships

If you ever want some extra support, please do not hesitate to reach out to the Beyond Blue Support Service https://www.beyondblue.org.au/get-support/, or to ReachOut: https://about.au.reachout.com/contact-us.

Feel free to let us know how things have been going for you over the past week. We are here to support you as you navigate this.
 
Kind regards
Sophie M