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Will I be okay

I’ve already talked about my feelings on here a lot lol, but I just feel like I need a place to put my feelings and maybe get advice or reassurance

I’ve been feeling really low and haven’t been doing very well mentally. I’m already getting overwhelmed, I feel really lonely at sixth form despite having one of my best friends with me, and I really want to meet new people and make true connections and make good friends. I have been feeling really miserable and horrible, and a lot of days I feel like I’m struggling and want to cry everyday, even though I have such good people outside of sixth form.

It’s weird because everyone else is making friends or already has them and are getting on really well but I just really don’t enjoy spending time with anyone :frown: I sound picky but truly it’s just not fulfilling
I feel like if I don’t make fulfilling friendships now I’ll struggle in uni because I hear that it’s worse
But I’m just really really hoping that everything will be okay and I’ll eventually make those connections, even if it’s not in this school and it takes time. I’m really hoping that I’ll be okay and this is just a part of my growth and journey because I feel so terrible right now and like I won’t ever meet my kind of people or at least friends who I can love and be comfortable around

I’m just so upset because it feels like everyone is doing really well socially and it’s just me. I sound snobbish but I feel like I have high-ish expectations for my friends because I want true genuine platonic relationships that the people I’m around don’t make me feel like I can be myself, and I’m worried that I’m wasting my teen years not being cool enough or meeting new people and that I’ll get too old at one point to be myself and make new friends

Please, if you can, offer some advice or reassurance. I’m really hoping I will be okay
You will be okay.☺️ There are ups and downs in life, it is okay to feel the way you do now. But remember that life carries on and you will constantly be in new environments, meet more people, and sometimes meet life-long friends at unexpected places, rather than in a secondary or sixth-form environment. I had some really close friends in sixth-form and even uni but grew apart and haven't spoken to them ever since.. this is normal. I recommened you put your self into environments you are comfortable with and meet likeminded people with the same interests. For example, if you go uni, first thing i suggest you do is look at all the society groups available and i'm sure you will find something that interests you. That can give you an opportunity to meet people with the same interest. Personally, that helped me alot, and i met friends that did completely different degrees to me. But I also want to tell you that it is also okay to have a small circle or even have periods in your life where you are alone.. i think being comfortable with that and enjoying your own company is very empowering and sometimes keeps you away from the ******** that we hear happen between 'friends'. You are so young, and you got so much to experience in life, its okay to feel down in this phase of your life, you will have ups and downs 🙂 And don't limit yourself thinking 20s are the only age where you can experience 'cool things' or have sorted your life by 30. Don't listen to societies bs expectations, live your own life the way and at your own pace 🙂
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Original post by Anonymous
You will be okay.☺️ There are ups and downs in life, it is okay to feel the way you do now. But remember that life carries on and you will constantly be in new environments, meet more people, and sometimes meet life-long friends at unexpected places, rather than in a secondary or sixth-form environment. I had some really close friends in sixth-form and even uni but grew apart and haven't spoken to them ever since.. this is normal. I recommened you put your self into environments you are comfortable with and meet likeminded people with the same interests. For example, if you go uni, first thing i suggest you do is look at all the society groups available and i'm sure you will find something that interests you. That can give you an opportunity to meet people with the same interest. Personally, that helped me alot, and i met friends that did completely different degrees to me. But I also want to tell you that it is also okay to have a small circle or even have periods in your life where you are alone.. i think being comfortable with that and enjoying your own company is very empowering and sometimes keeps you away from the ******** that we hear happen between 'friends'. You are so young, and you got so much to experience in life, its okay to feel down in this phase of your life, you will have ups and downs 🙂 And don't limit yourself thinking 20s are the only age where you can experience 'cool things' or have sorted your life by 30. Don't listen to societies bs expectations, live your own life the way and at your own pace 🙂


Thank you so much :,)) I feel like I’ve been really down mentally and experiencing FOMO and constantly comparing myself to others :frown:

I just feel really low and lonely and I did email another sixth form I wanted to go to but they were full :frown: so I’m really beating myself up over not emailing them sooner or not enrolling there in the first place and I really really regret it ;; I know more people there and it feels like the people there would’ve been more like my kind of people and it’s larger too I feel like I’ve missed out and could’ve been so much happier or made friends 💔

I really want to make good friends but it’s comforting to hear that it’s okay to have a small circle and to feel the way I am now 💗💗

I have so many worries about the future in terms of jobs and uni and my degree and friends that it’s all so so overwhelming, and sixth form and all the work is also very overwhelming :’(

I really really do hope I’ll be okay!! And that it’ll get better
Original post by Anonymous
I’ve already talked about my feelings on here a lot lol, but I just feel like I need a place to put my feelings and maybe get advice or reassurance
I’ve been feeling really low and haven’t been doing very well mentally. I’m already getting overwhelmed, I feel really lonely at sixth form despite having one of my best friends with me, and I really want to meet new people and make true connections and make good friends. I have been feeling really miserable and horrible, and a lot of days I feel like I’m struggling and want to cry everyday, even though I have such good people outside of sixth form.
It’s weird because everyone else is making friends or already has them and are getting on really well but I just really don’t enjoy spending time with anyone :frown: I sound picky but truly it’s just not fulfilling
I feel like if I don’t make fulfilling friendships now I’ll struggle in uni because I hear that it’s worse
But I’m just really really hoping that everything will be okay and I’ll eventually make those connections, even if it’s not in this school and it takes time. I’m really hoping that I’ll be okay and this is just a part of my growth and journey because I feel so terrible right now and like I won’t ever meet my kind of people or at least friends who I can love and be comfortable around
I’m just so upset because it feels like everyone is doing really well socially and it’s just me. I sound snobbish but I feel like I have high-ish expectations for my friends because I want true genuine platonic relationships that the people I’m around don’t make me feel like I can be myself, and I’m worried that I’m wasting my teen years not being cool enough or meeting new people and that I’ll get too old at one point to be myself and make new friends
Please, if you can, offer some advice or reassurance. I’m really hoping I will be okay

GURL trust me I feel you all my friends went to different schools and I can't make friends for my life so it's just been me and myself since. Hopefully it gets beyter for us❤️
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Original post by STRAWBERRY🐮
GURL trust me I feel you all my friends went to different schools and I can't make friends for my life so it's just been me and myself since. Hopefully it gets beyter for us❤️


Hopefully it does!!! Good luck 💗💗

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