I'm 26 and feel lost, I hate the way I look. I feel so unattractive they're so many features I hate about myself. My skin, eyes just my whole face is unattractive to me. When I was younger I had so much self esteem. But now I don't. I feel as if my family ruined my self esteem because constantly growing up my mom made me feel so unpretty. She would refer to my sister as the most beautiful thing her and my dad created and every guy I liked she would say she would say he'd be better off with my sister. I get compliments but it's mostly about my body. Some people call me beautiful but I don't see it. I don't know how to keep up with myself. I've been in this deep depression for years and now I'm looking in the mirror and I can't believe what I see. I just want to cry Any advice

We've been studying at same library for 2 months, but he hasn't asked for my number. I'm sure he has dated other girls. Do you think he's shy? Recently he asked me personal questions such as "do you drink?"

I'm 13 and we have a buddy program at my school. I was assigned a girl who wants my guy friends to be her boyfriends. She's been fussy lately and it's hard to handle her. She was already told the answer No. It's a sudden thing, she's never been like this before.

We have been friends since last October. I'm a male and she is a female, the both of us are Juniors in high school. And I have gone out to eat with her and her mom twice, with both times going good AND the last time having my own mom involved. That second time was just last Saturday and when I went I overheard the mom telling my friend that I was a nice kid and she liked me. Every time I see the mom, she is always excited to see me too. But, this week however, and out of nowhere, the mom has told her to stop talking to me and to tell me that she doesn't want to be friends anymore. I can tell that my friend is upset about it with her red face, and we both want to remain friends. But how? Is there anything that I can do? Where do I even begin? I do not have any contact with the mother but I could ask my friend to pass anything along, even a letter if needed. Would that be a good idea? Seriously any help is needed.

I joined my current group of friends a few years ago. I knew I was "the new one" and it bothered me at first, but one of them really made an effort to include me and he's my closest friend from the group now. But I'm starting to realise that he's the only one who still makes that effort. If I don't ask him or if he doesn't ask me to hang out, no one else does. I can't remember the last time I went to a party that wasn't at his place. My messages on the group chat often get ignored when I try to ask everyone if they want to go out. I don't think they do it on purpose and they probably would reply if I asked them individually but I kind of feel like I shouldn't have to do that, I mean that's why we have a group chat... I'm just not the first person they think about when they want to do something together. It's like the third weekend in a row I stayed at home because apparently there was nothing going on, but last weekend I saw pictures of a few of them at a party on instagram. And no one during these 3 weekends (except my close friend) wondered what I was doing. I know it's selfish to think this way but I felt this my whole life (it's kind of why I left my other friends), and I can't help but overanalyse this kind of situation. Should I talk to my close friend about it ? I don't want him to think I'm mad at them because I'm not, I just wish I was a real part of the group...

Like someone to hangout with on the weekends, someone who doesn't leave you out of things, someone who wants to do things with you, someone who doesn't flat out ignore your texts.. yea.. I'm in 9th grade and have never had a friend like this.. I'm sad now.. help?

I'm in my freshman year of highschool, which means the middle schools combined. I've made a few new friends here and there, but I need a new friend group. My current one is annoying, gross and just flat out weird. I have recently left my old group of friends because I just didn't belong with them, and now I'm starting to not fit in with my current group, I would leave them, I just have no one else to go to. What should I do?

Now I don't hide to people about who or what I am I'm a sadist, a user, a liar along with a buch bad stuff sure. But to be fair I always tell people up front what I'm like I don't hide it's literally the first thing I tell a new person yet they still choose to get close to be just to get hurt later on I mean I always tell people I will never make connections with them. Actually the only time you will ever see me be nice is when I'm around animals I prefer animals over people I mean come on people just aren't trustable while if you make a bond with a animal you got their back and they got yours

people love embarrassing me and treating me any way they want to even people who dont know me. like for instance This one guy came over and started making fun of me to my face and there were a lot of other people he couldve picked on but he chose me. And guys love to touch on me in private areas sometimes and even when i tell them to stop they dont and countinue to do it. They wont do it to anyone else but me

When I was a kid, my dad had to go out of state and out of the country a lot for work. He was gone a lot and then he passed away when I was 8. I guess you could say I developed daddy issues, as well as abandonment issues. I am in love with a friend of mine, who is 11 years older than me. Every year, he leaves the country twice a year for a mission trip. I've only known him for a year and a half. Last year, he only went on one mission trip, but he went on a cruise for an unrelated reason. Both times, I was devastated and super worried. He's going again next month on a trip and I am sick to my stomach with worry. I keep thinking "I don't want him to go", even though I know it's what he wants to do and what he loves to do and it makes him happy. Why do I take it so hard when he leaves the country? I'm okay when he leaves the state, but not the country.

Not only am I the only one my roommate didn t get a gift for, but I also got her a pretty special, personal gift for Christmas. I haven t done anything to upset her and she hasn t acted negatively to me in any way. I honestly think it was more of an oversight than intentional, but it s still very rude... Should I bring it up? And how would I do that? And she asks me for help with her schoolwork all the time, so it hurts even more that she didn't get me anything at all.

but he does not know you well and he does not know your bf at all.. do you just say he is doing fine...Is that a nosy question?

i am a 17 yr old boy and my school life is over now farewell is n 21st feb and will be going to college after few months and am very sad and depressed about it. it will be very hard because i am an indian and indian colleges have ragging(its a form of bullying done by seniors to juniors and freshers) and i am really scared about it. i wont be able to handle it at all. and the environment will be completely different and i may feel homesick too. and obviously miss my friends. i became quite popular in school because of my childishness and silly behaviour. other than that i used to spend my free time with 1st grade and 2nd grade boys. i used to adore them, give candies, play tag with them. it was fun when one of the 1stt grade boy used to try to play a combination of tag and hide and seek and was fun. i had always loved to be around children and this absense of kids us what i will miss the most in college. and obviously i will get more responsibilities and college will be like an ocean. idk how i will handle it

When I was in 8th grade, I used to make a lot of rude jokes because I didn't know they were hurtful. I would call my friends stupid when they did something dumb or silly, or I would call them ugly. To me, it was a joke, and I didn't think they'd get hurt, but some of them did. I now know not to make jokes like that. Now I am in 9th grade, and some of my friends make mean jokes to me, even though I apologized to them about my past behavior and have not been mean to them. They say things about how my makeup is bad and that I have no taste in fashion, they call me stupid and sometimes ugly. I have a friend who says that nobody likes me and that I'm ugly. I understand that they are all joking, but it hurts anyway, because I believe them. How do I handle this?

I am 15, my brother and his friend are 18. I saw my brother and his friend in the hallway, and I said "hi!" and "I like your suit!" to his friend because he was wearing a leopard print suit. As he and my brother were walking away, I heard him say "You have a sister? She's hot." to my brother. I was really confused because I was not wearing anything that would even be considered remotely "hot", had only foundation on and I'm only 15. It very much upset me that he said this because usually nobody outwardly comments on my appearance. How do I handle this? edit: I actually did talk to my brother, and he told me that his friend thinks I am hot but he is a creep and was only saying it to annoy him. I am still disgusted, though.

My ex best friend is a very mean person and a b*itch while i am a nice person

my friend is just asleep and tells me to leave her alone. she woke up earlier for breakfast then back to sleep she went. and i'm here laying on the couch very bored, what can i do? because i know i never want to go to her house again i think she's better at mine.

While I want to have a close friendship with my friend, she doesn't seem to be into that. Although she tells me she loves me and that I'm her friend, her actions don't reflect her words. The only time she contacts me is when she has a nosey question about my life. She won't ever really start a conversation with me. I'm becoming acquainted with someone she knows as well and she tells me that our friend treats her the same way. Only contacts her to ask questions and that they haven't had a real conversation in months. Her world seems to revolve around her on again, off again boyfriend and her two best friends (one who lives in another state). While I have my flaws, I have tried to show her I care and that I can be a good friend. It doesn't seem like it's enough. The person I'm becoming acquainted with said that our friend may act weird about us being friends. I don't see why she would care? I know someone told me that maybe she's hurt, but what is she hurt by? She has friends. I'm not trying to take anyone away from her.

My friend keeps invting me to sleep over but I can't do it. I HATE sleepovers, and I hate just being at other peoples' houses. I can't eat as it makes me feel sick, I can hardly drink and I just feel ill and want to go home every second I'm there. Do I tell my friend that? She'll stop inviting me, but I feel embarrased saying it. I just can't be at someone else's house without throwing up (i've left early a lot of times because i've felt sick, got home and felt fine) Please help :(

I get worked up over the stupidest stuff (for instance, loud chewing) and I won't experience real anger, it will simply be a nuisance. When I confront my friend about whatever the petty problem is, I do it awkwardly and always immediately regret my decision especially because she will be very apologetic and I can tell that I made her feel awkward and upset. She always says "its fine/its all good" and refuses to lash out back at me even though I both deserve it and ask for her to do so (better out than in in my opinion). I want for her to feel comfortable to express what bothers her, but she won't do it. How do I resolve conflicts with someone like that? She usually just cedes to my wishes and keeps her thoughts to herself. I want to be a better friend.

we each have our own rooms so we barely see each other. we do say hi but we never hung out and idk a lot about them.. i wish there was a way to become friends and be compfotrable because right now its so awkward i think we are trying to avoid each other lol... im a shy person and im not sure what to do

I try my best to be a great person but it nebver works out in the end. I get so frustrated at people and I take it out on them. My brother said to his friend that I'm annoying and stupid and I grabbed him and said I'm not stupid or annoying. Of course, he told my mom and now I'm grounded. I hate everything about myself and I don't even know why I'm living...

I'm 15 and I have self diagnosed social anxiety. At my old school I had little to no friends. I've only ever had one person truly understand me and she means alot to me. I needed to get out of the high school I was going to because I felt like I was trapped I would get very very anxious everyday. I brought up moving to my mom, not thinking she would actually follow through with it. Months later we moved 1,000 miles away. I thought I would getting a new school and make alot of friends but that didn't happen. I am less anxious at this school but there's no way to completely get rid of it. I am very very lonely and the only comfort I have is my cat. I have been getting more anxious lately and have begun to regret my decision of moving. I love my best friend so much and we would spend every weekend together. We don't talk much online. I text her but she barely responds. I know she's busy because she's popular but I'm afraid that I've lost her. I'm scared that when I go to college we won't be friends and that will tear me apart should I take to her about it.

So my little brother just got his ears pierced. People from his church are judging him, and a family wont let him hang out with his son now(his bff) just for that reason. I think its really messed up and he is just expressing himself. They're tiny studs anyways. What can i say to them so my little brother(upset now) can hang with his bff or at least stop making them judge people??? Its literally so stupid cuz he aint their son to tell him what he can or cant do!

I moved to this time with my family about 20 years ago, I grew up and made some friends but I never really got along with anyone around here. The friends I did make ended up moving away, or having families and changing. I moved around a little bit to but ended up back in this town. I find it hard to make friends because generally they either end up screwing me over or just using me. So now I'm 33 I've been very successful in my business but I feel a little lonely because I don't really have any friends. I have one or two good friends but sometimes I get the urge to just want to go out and party which I haven't done since I was like a teenager. For some reason I feel this deep urge to be social, I do have a girlfriend but she works all the time and I think that's part of my loneliness and wanting to go out what should I do?

So I am in my 20s growing up I remember having that one steady friend that I was always just best buds with. I see many other females with large groups of gf & friend groups, but I've just never been that girl. I've always enjoyed bonding with one person at a time. I guess I'm also pretty selective who I spend my time with. Growing up I would drop friends if they were being mean & bullies. I would not let certain ex friends back into my life. With age people seem busier, their married, have bf's, or judt have tighter knit friend groups. I just seem to attract the wrong people! & I really don't like smal talk & silliness I've always been around adults. Starting to think I either don't relate in to peope my age, girls get jealous, or i'm just not meant to be that girl with many close friendships. I feel I'm nice, a good listener, & always up for fun but guess something is missing..?