Advice for Year 13 with no friends

yep..honestly dont worry about it. ur in ur last year and uni/work is right around the corner. if you haven't made friends you will later on. suck it up for now which is what I did. I had a couple people when I was in yr 13 but they werent ppl I'd call friends..honeslty id rather of been alone bcs the fake laughing and pretending to enjoy conversations were so hard and a harder habit to get out of. we just werent compatible but I did what I had to do..idk? post covid was also a blur for me but you'll find ppl in uni and you can be a better and different vers of yourself. not sure if this will help but I hope it did

hiii i completely understand you, you’re amazing for getting past year 12 alone and it’s so hard, keep going because year 13 is the end, i’m sure you’re busy with applications rn too, if you need someone to talk to i’d be glad to listen !

Recently I started year 13 (17M) and I still haven't made any friends. There's a couple of people who I'm friendly to but we only wave or say hi when we see each other around.

I've been in this position since starting college last year. Since summer 2022, everything has felt like a blur but it's also been the most difficult period of my life having this kind of deep loneliness. I keep thinking I'm in some kind of dream and I'm gonna wake up and none of this has actually happened. Starting college, I didn't really know anyone as most people who went to my secondary stayed on for sixth form, but I knew I wanted a new start somewhere else.

For most of year 12 I spent most of my free periods and break times studying or eating lunch alone, which feels shameful to admit. There's some advice in places about giving up and just focusing on your studying but this doesn't seem a good idea as you just want someone to hang out with, make memories with, experience growing up etc. Plus I know I can't ignore this as I think about it all the time and it really consumes you. The few people I have met at extra curricular things have seemed surprised when I said I don't really hang out with anyone.

Despite this I've been trying to keep going and doing things on my own for at least some comfort, like going to the gym, bike rides, self-improvement as much as I can including in the summer that's just passed. However the reality is that this is going to just keep going on unless I break out of it, but I feel so helpless.

Has anyone been in any similar situations and got any advice? Thank you so much.

you seem like a lovely person and anyone who isn’t friends with you is missing out, please keep your head and confidence up, people will come to you definitely, you don’t want to make friends with the wrong people. focus on the future because year 13 rn is tough, good luck !

yep..honestly dont worry about it. ur in ur last year and uni/work is right around the corner. if you haven't made friends you will later on. suck it up for now which is what I did. I had a couple people when I was in yr 13 but they werent ppl I'd call friends..honeslty id rather of been alone bcs the fake laughing and pretending to enjoy conversations were so hard and a harder habit to get out of. we just werent compatible but I did what I had to do..idk? post covid was also a blur for me but you'll find ppl in uni and you can be a better and different vers of yourself. not sure if this will help but I hope it did

Recently I started year 13 (17M) and I still haven't made any friends. There's a couple of people who I'm friendly to but we only wave or say hi when we see each other around.

I've been in this position since starting college last year. Since summer 2022, everything has felt like a blur but it's also been the most difficult period of my life having this kind of deep loneliness. I keep thinking I'm in some kind of dream and I'm gonna wake up and none of this has actually happened. Starting college, I didn't really know anyone as most people who went to my secondary stayed on for sixth form, but I knew I wanted a new start somewhere else.

For most of year 12 I spent most of my free periods and break times studying or eating lunch alone, which feels shameful to admit. There's some advice in places about giving up and just focusing on your studying but this doesn't seem a good idea as you just want someone to hang out with, make memories with, experience growing up etc. Plus I know I can't ignore this as I think about it all the time and it really consumes you. The few people I have met at extra curricular things have seemed surprised when I said I don't really hang out with anyone.

Despite this I've been trying to keep going and doing things on my own for at least some comfort, like going to the gym, bike rides, self-improvement as much as I can including in the summer that's just passed. However the reality is that this is going to just keep going on unless I break out of it, but I feel so helpless.

Has anyone been in any similar situations and got any advice? Thank you so much.

i'm in a similar situation except that i'm in year 12, dropped toxic friends and now i'm by myself. my advice is that maybe you could reach out to your old friends or make friends online. you're in your last year before you go off to uni so don't worry if you don't make any friends in year 13, you will be able to make friends in uni and i believe that you can do it )

i'm in a similar situation except that i'm in year 12, dropped toxic friends and now i'm by myself. my advice is that maybe you could reach out to your old friends or make friends online. you're in your last year before you go off to uni so don't worry if you don't make any friends in year 13, you will be able to make friends in uni and i believe that you can do it )

yep..honestly dont worry about it. ur in ur last year and uni/work is right around the corner. if you haven't made friends you will later on. suck it up for now which is what I did. I had a couple people when I was in yr 13 but they werent ppl I'd call friends..honeslty id rather of been alone bcs the fake laughing and pretending to enjoy conversations were so hard and a harder habit to get out of. we just werent compatible but I did what I had to do..idk? post covid was also a blur for me but you'll find ppl in uni and you can be a better and different vers of yourself. not sure if this will help but I hope it did

i'm in exact same position rn! alone after dropping toxic friends and them being passive aggressive to me and having a lot of fun without me

how are you doing now? i only have two friends at school currently, and i'm in the same situation as you - i feel lonely a lot at school