What is Wrong Wit ME???

Question: I'm 16 years old and a junior in highschool. while i have been in highschool we have had dance n stuff but i have always be afraid to go...when my friends ask me to do things with them i always tell them no because i have been to scared to be with other ppl they are around.......this friday there is a big football game i was asked to go with some of my friends, they know some ppl that they are going to meet up with n i do not kno them b/c i have always been to afraid to meet them.... i am having major anxiety about going ...i am a very insecure person with my looks n the way i say things..i just want to be able to be a regular teenager.....someone pplz give me some advice!!!

Answers:
you remind me so much of my son:) he hates going anyplace new where there will be people he doesn't know or where his friends will be join up with people he doesn't know. Just this year he has been trying really hard to do just a few small things with his friends and it has made a big difference. maybe starting out a a big football game is a bit much.

try starting out by going someplace smaller with your friends like the movies and connecting up with only 1 or 2 of thier friends that you don't know. that way it will be in smaller steps. after you feel comfortable with thoose steps try something bigger like a regular football game or a dance.

don't worry many kids feel very insecure about how they look and what they say...they just odn't tell anyone about it.
Mom of 4 kids(ages 14,13,11,and 5)and on kid sis 11 years younger so I remember her teenager years very well too:)

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Take a deep breath and go. You will miss out on so much if you let fear take over. My best friend in high school was the same way...I had to push her to go. She would give in and go and had fun.

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