How did u make it through your teen years? Ugh?

got a job,, a car and looked ahead

Pick up a new hobby and start volunteering someplace.

When I was a teenager there was a time when I wanted so bad to have friends that I lied and I rejected a lot of things I liked because the new people I was with didnt like such things. Then I stopped to try to make friends unless they start to talk to me and you know what? People started to come to me and some of them are my friends up to this days.

Which was the key? I was approachable but not desperate (I lost my hopes so that helped me a lot), I dressed well and had good manners, very polite way of treating others, always listening to them what they wanted to say, their stories and sometimes sharing my things and helping them with questions they had, I never said any bad word tho, but at the same time a sorry-not-sorry attitude that people like. And the most important: I developed a good sense of humour even when they didnt laugh at my jokes in the beginning and slowly people started to learn that I was being me and if they didnt like me I can care less of a crap what they think.

Every teen goes through something and in today’s society where they aren’t out there actively seeking work or already working its rather tough feeling like you are ready to crawl out of your skin. What you need is a job or a hobby.. Or a goal. Something to keep you occupied. Do you game? My teens are gamers. It’s almost 10pm and my daughter is on overwatch right now while talking to her online friends on discord. My son is asleep because he has work at 6AM but normally he’d be on Minecraft or coding for a friend.

I still have no friends I am fine with it. I have severe social anxiety.