Do these friends go to public school or are they home schooled? If they are in public school then by not being honest with them about your true feelings you are missing an opportunity. Could you schedule a tour of the school ahead of your first day, maybe with one of the schools teachers or counselors? Sometimes you can do a visitation day ( or half-day) as a future student. Maybe that would help it not seem so overwhelming.

Good luck, I hope this helps.

I know how you feel, the first time I went into school I had to recognize both my main locker and my gym locker at the same time, It wasn't that bad, try keeping a small piece of paper to make you remember the combination.

It's confusing at first, but once you get the hang of it. Try to make it to school everyday, sounds crazy, but in fact, when you go to the first day of school with everyone else, you'll notice how all the other people are trying to adjust to the new surroundings too, you won't be the only one who is scared and anxious.


My very first day of high school, I actually skipped a full month and I had to start high school a month late, I was so nervous to know that everyone else is situated in school and knows where they are all going but me. It was terrifying, but once I got it down routine and focused at what I need to do, I started to cancel out what people thought about me.


You can do this, it may be rocky in the beginning, your not alone, I used to be so nervous I used to vomit whenever I would hear about school, but at the end I met so many new friends, it was hard trying to leave.