How can I be more social in high school?
Find clubs, sports, and intramural activities that interest you or even might interest you if you are unsure.Being around like-minded peers will open doors to friendships and other social activities.I was in Band because I loved playing music, and as a result, the majority of my friends and acquaintances were as well. I was invited along to diners after football games and it felt pretty cool riding around with upperclassmen in their cars as a Freshman, giving me rides home after evening rehearsals. The competitions and trips we took were even more fun.I grew to love being in Band so much and playing music that I decided to pursue a career in Music Education. I'm now into my 17th year of teaching music and love watching friendships grow in my classroom.
How can I be more social and make more friends at school? I’m not that funny and I don’t know how to start conversations.
First, you should build up your self esteem. A poor self esteem is like a poison that eats away at you on the inside and slowly dissolve any chances of you being the best version of yourself that you can be.You can do some practice lessons in private by yourself by pretending to recite a joke or punchline that you heard or saw on TV, etc. Keep telling yourself that same joke or punchline repeatedly until you'll convinced it's not only funny but it's the kind of thing worth repeating to someone else. The more you practice saying and reciting something funny to yourself, the more you gain a measure of confidence along the way.The same goes for starting a conversation. Again use some practice lessons in private and by yourself and use general words that are easy to form in a complete sentence and keep repeating this process over and over until you can construct those same words into a complete sentence that you can say as if you are speaking them to another person.Hopefully this bit of information helps you out.
Is it bad to not have a social life in high school?
I don't think it's bad if your happy with having no social life! If your fine with everything and your completely content, then it is perfectly fine! It is also very normal and kind of you to put your parents before yourself. I know a lot of people who don't mind not interacting with their friends outside of school. My older brother is like this too! He can drive now, but when he was younger, he would forfeit all of his plans to save my mother the hassle of driving. I, personally, am a very social person and I need to be around people. So to me, yes it would be very weird to not see or talk to my friends outside of school. I also go to a very small all-girls school, so the majority of my friends go to different schools, so if I do not hang out with them on the weekends, I never get to see them. I live by the philosophy that you only live once, so don't take anything for granted. As a result, I try to have a good time with my friends as often as possible because I know that they will not be around after high school and plus, I'm only young once. (: - Catherine
I have no social life outside of school?
I'm pretty much homebound with no one to see and nothing to do ALL the time... I don't understand it. i have a small group of friends at school, and i guess you could say we're pretty close.. but they just blatantly exclude me in everything they do outside of school.. like they'll be making plans for the weekend and stuff in front of my face without even acknowledging that i'm right there. "let's go to the movies this weekend... i wonder who we should invite." it seriously hurts. by no means do I want to be really popular and constantly getting invited places, in fact i like spending alone time.. but i've just been incredibly bored lately and it's making me depressed. anyways I'm not asking for much. just using yahoo answers to vent my emotions under anonymity i suppose.
How do I improve my social life in high school?
Just a couple months ago, I asked my older sister advice on my senior year. She told me to always say yes unless I have a good reason to say no. I was skeptical, but it works.“Hey Isabel, do you want to come with us to Denny’s after practice tonight?” Yes. I'm kinda tired and it might be awkward, but that might be fun.“Are you coming to my Halloween party?” Yep! Sounds like fun!“Do you want to come over to my house and watch a movie?” Sure, why not? I'm always down for a literal Netflix and chill.What I have noticed is, the more I say yes, the more I am included in the fun. In the past, I held myself back and said no for fear of being awkward or unwanted. Now, I have more confidence than that. People want to spend time with me—that's awesome!As a side note, I would also like to say that you shouldn't place too much weight on any one interaction. Talk to the girl sitting next to you in math class. Talk to the boy standing by you in the lunch line. Talk about how hard the homework was, ask them about their weekend, or comment on your undying love for potatoes. Direct the conversation toward them. Don't be afraid to be honest and silly. They don't have to become your best friend, but each time you talk to someone you open yourself up to human connection. Some of these relationships will grow into something greater, but even if they don't you're still getting out there and being social. Go you!My god that was a long side note. Oops ;)
Have no social life outside of school and work?
im a 21 year old girl and barely have a social life after school or work, i usually spend my time alone in my room. I used to have more of a social life before i fell into a depression (my two sisters were my best friends) but that also ruined. Im giving myself up for volunteering work and joining a sport or so.....is it weird that i dont have a social life? sometimes i feel like a freak? i tried connecting with old friends but no one wants to hang out because they ten to stick with their own families.
I don't have much of a social life outside of school?
do you do anything to make a social life? i know that sounds mean and i don't mean it that way, but you can't just sit around and wait for it to happen. invite people to hang out, come over, go out and do something, etc. this is especially true if you're not able to hang out a lot of the time because of your sports...people start to forget to ask you since you're not always available. just a thought. you asked if it was normal, and i'll tell you this. many/most teens feel like they are not popular enough, not normal, etc. so in that case it's normal. i'd say that you're probably not much different from the others.
Is being a High School social outcast a bad thing?
so ye pretty much me and my best friend just chill and do our own **** at school and out of school all day playing music and jamming and **** trying 2 get gigs and stuff lol and we like never actaully notice other people at our school. like heck we dont evn know half the ***** names in our classes lolol. We dont even acknowledge any form of social status, like the popular kids or watever etc cos they all same like they're boring ***** and only interested in roots and getting bulk (so many short kids that have stunted their growth trying to bulk lmao) which just sends me 2 sleep. But i was wondering if we were missing out of any stuff like parties and **** cos quite frankly we don't go to any or try to anyway cos it dosn't seem like we are missing out on much apart from hookups with filthy sluts lol. So yea is there any disadvantages to not being interested in social status stuff? We are not gay, we like girls just not the usual sporty chicks that most seem into and we aren't rejects either, we just dont really engage much with other people lol. Is this bad? * Sorry for bad grammer :( im tired and lazy
What are some tips to be a more social high school student? (Read question details)
As someone who squandered the entirety of my high school years being antisocial, the best tip I can give you is to remember that no one really cares about you.No, really. I mean sure, if you died or somwthing, they’d be upset, but if you trip over your own shoelaces or tell a joke that falls completely flat, no one’s really looking. Sure, you should try not to be rude, but if you start up a conversation that gets awkwadd and dies, no one’s going to remember you as a super awkward person, if they remember the comversation at all, they’re probsbly going to be thinking about how awkward THEY were. Humans are hardwired to always look for potential ways they could get judged by others, but we spend very little time actually judging others.