Don't Belong?
Hello. Im a 16 year old girl. I always got the impression that i was different from other kids my age. I guess thats cuz my famiy is different. (They're views on religion is different from others, i guess. They're more New Age spiritual.) So im different, i guess. I mean, heck, they even said i was different. So its hard for me to feel like i belong anywhere. And its hard for me to open up to others. I hate feeling different, but my mom wants me to accept it. But it makes me feel so lonely. I desperately want to make friends but I just feel too weird! What should i do?
I've also thought "I should kill myself," when I think about how lonely I am and that I'll never be able to open up to people. It's terrible. I told my mom that I feel like an outsider and she told me that I am an outsider, basically
We're all different to begin with and will continue to change as we grow. Weird in what way?
@generousSpruce3281 Well, everyone is different in some way. You're bound to meet people who you're able to connect with, and who find your differences to be interesting and wonderful. Maybe think about why you feel like an outsider, and what it would mean to be an insider with this particular group of people. Do you really want to be like them, or do you just really want friends? Because the two aren't really the same. You can be wildly different from someone and still be friends with them. People who are worth being friends with wouldn't make you feel like you're not worthy of spending time with them just because you're not exactly like them.
The one word that often comes up when someone describes me is "unique."
Although they mean it in the best way all I really hear is "alone"
It sucks when your life is anything but normal but all you dream about is an ordinary life.
Im 16 and i find it difficult to make friends too. My music taste, opinions, hobbies seem diff from everyone
@roumanite We're all different. That's what makes us unique.