[Anonymous]

Hi I'm 15 and I suffer with social anxiety and depression,
Going to be as brief as I can so it's an easy read...

I basically haven't been to school for around 4 months now due to my anxiety but I'm working on this and I've managed to do a few lessons within the past week.
I'm currently in year 10 and I feel as though I do not fit in what so ever! I'm extremely mature for my age and my morals and priorities seem to be so different to everyone my age... I just feel so alone and the fact that I feel like such an outsider is making me extremely panicked about going back to school!! Is it normal that I don't want to spend my GCSE years partying and getting drunk??? I just feel like that's something I'll be doing when I'm 18 not 15!! I also am petrified of speaking to anyone outside of my small group of friends... I can't accept the way I am or who I am!!!!!

[pinkmonkey3]

I was like this too, except I hadn't missed school. I would just stay with my small group of friends, and trust me it does get better. If you stay on to do A levels, you'll see that priorities change, people focus on the work a great deal more, you'll have more independence too.

Social anxiety is a nuisance, but try to stick it out, because school will get easier the more days you go and get used to it. Of course if it's making you terribly terribly unhappy, then don't let me push you to go. Take it a day at a time.

[Anonymous]

Thank you so much, I feel so alone at school but I know that there must be people feeling the way I do. Glad to hear things got easier for you and I hope this happens for me also!!