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Need Advice on Friends, School, and Dating
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 September 1st, 2025
...See more Sorry for posting such a long thing. I’m also new to 7 Cups, so I don’t know if I’m doing this right. Lately I’ve been struggling with a lot. I feel sad and hopeless most of the time, and the only way I can calm down or fall asleep is with weed. Without my anxiety meds I’d probably be in a way worse place. I don’t really have friends. I’m not good at school or sports. I’m short, and I feel like no girl would find me attractive in real life. The only thing that feels fun is video games, but even those get boring sometimes. My parents are strict with games too, which takes away one of the few things that makes me happy. I don’t know how to make friends, and I feel like I’m missing everything in high school—parties, open campus, fun in class. I feel like no one likes me or values me, and that I don’t matter to anyone outside of my family. When my mom asks if I’m good, I always say yes even though I’m not. I’m worried about my future. My grades aren’t great, I don’t have anything to put on college essays, and school just feels boring and impossible. I feel like all I can do is wait until college to restart my life. On top of that, I’m struggling with my relationship. Amelia is a girl I’ve been talking to who lives really far away, and we haven’t met in person yet. She wants me to tell my parents about her, and I want to, but I don’t know how. I’m scared I’m not good enough for her—because of my height, intelligence, or communication issues. I want to give her what she needs (like quitting carts, telling my parents, visiting her), but I can’t right now. I’m thinking maybe I should break it off until later, but I don’t know. I just feel stuck, with no motivation and no one to talk to. How do I even start fixing this? How do I make friends, handle school, and figure out if I can make it work with Amelia?
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