Are there a lot of teens who feel lonely?Why?And do they have to do about it?

I was very lonely as a teen. I suppose I could have done a little more to get out of it, but I was too shy, and too stubborn (my classmates had a label on me atleast, I always assumed they had, I had a label on my classmates, and with those labels, there just didn't seem to be any hope that I'd be accepted so "late in life") This is another one of those things where as teens, you feel like there's no hope, but any parent or adult looks at you and gives you advice like it's a piece of cake to solve! I'm 26, and I remember what it was like to be a teen, how I thought.

You really do have totally different personalities between 15 and 21, then between 21 and 25. And I'm not sure if it's possible for even the most optimistic of teens to be able to believe adults when they say this: it WILL get better! So, with that in mind, I recommend the following.

For the shy, this will be hard, for the outcast, this will be hard, but really...what's the worst that could happen? 1) If you don't have any friends at school, think twice. Take a hard look around the next time you're in school, you may have more friends than you think.

I remember feeling like a total outcast and unaccepted in high school, but when I look back now, I actually had quite a few people who sat next to me in class that talked to me very nicely. I'd bet my life now that if I had simply asked one of them, that they would have let me sit with them at lunch too. I was just too afraid of being turned down.

If you think one of your neighbors are a potential pal but you're worried about being turned down, take the slow approach...just try and spark more conversations and see if they go anywhere. For example, start one right after class and see if it continues down the hallway while you're on your way out to lunch...you may end up sitting in with their group through lunch. The worst that could happen?

They say bye halfway down the hallway and things go on as usual. No question, no turn down! 2) If you don't care who you hang out with, but just want someone to talk to, try making some friends with the elderly.

The elderly are lonely too. If you have a neighbor down the street who's retired, start saying hi as you walk by and talking to them. Better yet, it's Christmas.

If you're interested, offer to donate some time to a retirement home (I played the piano and knew lots of oldies from Frank Sinatra's era, so I played once a week for them and everyone sang along). You may end up getting knitting lessons or having a very good reference for a history essay or even a job 3) Get a job! The cafeteria at our school hired some students to sell at brunch and lunch.It got me out of class 5 minutes early and kept me from being the outcast sitting alone in the corner at lunch.

Since they hired their students, you could start at 14; you probably couldn't find a paying job outside of school that would hire under 15, but you could always volunteer, or become an assistant to a school project (i.e. A sports team, or volunteer for the elementry or middle school for something) 2 and #3 are what kept me from being lonely in high school.As I said, #1 is something I didn't realize until much later in life, but I regret it.

I used to feel lonely a lot when I was a teenager in high school. Are you lonely because you don't have enough friends or because you aren't dating? If you want more friends, there are a lot of ways to meet new people.

You could join an extracurricular activity at your school or get involved in schoolwide events. Try to come out of your shell a bit. It's difficult to meet new people when you are shy, but you can make friends just by sitting with a new group at lunch, or starting a conversation.

Dating can be more complicated in high school. Try not to worry about it so much. Gh school relationships usually aren't as romantic or fulfilling as we'd like them to be.

If you meet someone you like, that's one thing. But it's perfectly normal not to date in high school.

OK, I am lonely. I think it is mostly cause I have Depression, but we can ignore that. I personally just feel like I may be lonely because I don't feel like I fit in with my friends.

And honestly, I have tried almost every way that doesn't include medication or antidepressants to make myself less lonely, but few of them work. Even if they do work, they only work for a very short time.

I used to feel really lonely, even depressed for more than a year. Now, with the help of some helps and with a little will power, I'm over it and I'm happier that I ever thought I could be. :).

Teen years are tough. Mixing with the others around you and trying to participate in activities at school or church help tremendously with feeling lonely.

I use to feel lonley, but now I have Christ in my life and I feel happy :).

I use to feel lonley, but now I have become an atheist in my life and I feel happy :).

UP and COMING's comment made me laugh so hard I had tears coming out of my eyes lol.

I usd to feel lonely but then I took an arrow to the knee :).

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