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Is this just growing up? or is it rli me?

im sure u have heard many stories similar bt for 5 months now i seem to have struggled with the idea of life and imparticular what sort of person i am. Without any bad event occuring in my life i have just become depressed with everything about me.
Previously although im only 16 i guess i had always kidded myself about my strengths and weaknesses. I always convinced myself that i wud be a good looking charismatic man who would impress every1 i met. I was in a comfort zone- one i have grown and matured out of quite rapidally. Its been tough to come to terms with the fact im rli average and infact i wud go as far as saying painfully dull.
Dull looking, dull thinking and most painfully of all dull talking. Don't get me wrong my life isnt bad- which is kind of even more worrying. i have a girlfriend and a good circle of mates. yet the fear of being judged as boring and unfun has left me intravert, something which i never dreamt of being - which worries me for later life.
Is this just a phase?. has anyone got ne ideas on how to spark a beautiful rather than dull mind that will give me the confidence to come out of my shell? ur help would be fantastic xx
Christ, you weren't joking when you said dull!

There is no spoon!
It's difficult to say, but you shouldn't fight or resent who you are, it will destroy you.
Pinball Wizard
Christ, you weren't joking when you said dull!

There is no spoon!

Just the response i wanted :smile:
stressedmuffin
Just the response i wanted :smile:

You're welcome. Any more blunt advice required then feel free to ask.

Prof Sir Dr Pinball Wizard MSc MA PhD MEng MEd MBA MBE OBE VC (with bar) GC MM DFC

Your reliable friendly shrink
Pinball says: Bull$hit baffles brains, so cut the BS!
"Never let the fear of losing keep you from playing the game". I love that quote. Don't let your thoughts keep you from being who you could really be. :smile: be positive and confident. I'm struggling with positiveness myself too. :P
Tht's a GREAT quote *saves it*

Thanks :smile:
How can you be dull you're only 16? I can guarentee you that your character will continue to morph in the next few years, possibly into something more interesting than star wars itself. You might be 'dull' now but that doesn't mean that you won't be bending spoons, founding religions or even building robots in the future. I really don't want to sound condescending or patronisig (I'm only 18 and I think this applies to myself too) but you're too young to feel like you are trapped with whatever character you think you have at the moment.

If you are worried that people will think you are boring, then what quite a useful trick is to just take up loads of hobbies and make yourself really busy all the time. That way noone will notice and you'll most certainly have all sorts of fun 'n' frolics, not to mention a whole new bunch of things to chatter about.

I doubt you can be that boring though, since you mentioned that you have friends etc. You're probably just going through a bit of a 'dip' in your happiness level (here's me sounding very scientific lol) and feeling a bit insecure about yourself. I'm sure there's no real reason, it's probably just a rather sucky phase.

PM me if you would like to rant and ramble. I wouldn't tell anyone who you were.

:hugs:
Anonymous
im sure u have heard many stories similar bt for 5 months now i seem to have struggled with the idea of life and imparticular what sort of person i am. Without any bad event occuring in my life i have just become depressed with everything about me.
Previously although im only 16 i guess i had always kidded myself about my strengths and weaknesses. I always convinced myself that i wud be a good looking charismatic man who would impress every1 i met. I was in a comfort zone- one i have grown and matured out of quite rapidally. Its been tough to come to terms with the fact im rli average and infact i wud go as far as saying painfully dull.
Dull looking, dull thinking and most painfully of all dull talking. Don't get me wrong my life isnt bad- which is kind of even more worrying. i have a girlfriend and a good circle of mates. yet the fear of being judged as boring and unfun has left me intravert, something which i never dreamt of being - which worries me for later life.
Is this just a phase?. has anyone got ne ideas on how to spark a beautiful rather than dull mind that will give me the confidence to come out of my shell? ur help would be fantastic xx


Classic teenage angst. You are good at something - do that.