Teen Anxiety Support Group

I remember going through something very similar.

I am sorry you are feeling this way and want you to know that it will get better. Please believe me when I tell you that life is 100% easier once you are done with school....but in the meantime, here are some words of wisdom I will leave you with:

*Get involved early in some activity or group at college. I went to a very large school and never joined a sorority or anything until my junior/senior year (joined more of an academic club -fun fun). I so regret not pushing myself to just "feel the fear and do it anyways".

*College can be a great time to really find the friends that you've always wanted as there is so much of a selection! Don't worry about being the most popular person -look for a few good friends to start with -people that you have things in common with. Be nice to everyone and get involved in activities or just things that you enjoy (say you like to work out -go to the gym, go running, etc).

*STUDY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Seriously -I cannot stress this enough. Friends come and go sometimes but the work you do now will impact the rest of your life. I am not joking -say you want to be a physical therapist -if you don't focus now, you won't get in to the program and you may end up choosing a path that isn't right for you. You'll spend your 20's and 30's lost and confused as to what you want to do for the rest of your life. Use your schools resources for career planning and find what you really want to do and GO FOR IT with everything you have.

*Embrace your individuality -and realize not everyone is going to like you. Just again, be nice to everyone and take a genuine interest in people -ask questions, initiate doing things, etc...even if you are shy, you can do some of these things in a way that is comfortable to you.

Good luck and God Bless. I will say a prayer for you :)

I'm going through the same exact thing! My friends chose to continue onto college, in different states :(.

It's alot of the reason I came here actually, to try and get some people to talk too until I made friends on campus.

Healingslowly has some wonderful advice there, I won't repeat it :) add me if you need someone to share stuff with!

I'm sure you'll make new friends soon. I went on a lot of college tours recently (I'm a senior and I'm in the application process now), and many of the students talk about how many new people and friends they met every year. Maybe try joining a club or something? A common interest is always a good thing to bond over.

I am also a freshman in college. I chose to go to a school across the country where I didn't know anybody. I figured it was college, everyone will be looking for new friends, it should be no problem for me. But college is more like high school than I thought. Most people at my school have known each other their entire lives and already have close groups of friends.
The way that I ended up making friends was through making conversation with people during my classes. After a few weeks some of them started inviting me to do things after class and I asked a few to hang out. I've made some really great friends so far, but I definitely still don't feel like I am completely in the loop. I guess all I can say is give it time? It's hard and it really sucks to feel alienated, but you'll get through it if you hang in there.

Aww I'm sure you'll meet some new friends soon. Just stay positive and I'm sure things will work out okay. *Hugs*