“H-Hi… M-my n-name is…” I would constantly stutter like this when introducing myself on the first day of school every year in high school until 12th grade. This was the result of having terrible self-confidence and being introverted. I became introverted due to my move from Indiana to Alabama. I still have a love and hate relationship with this move. I love it for the fact that it showed to not take friends for granted. The hate for the move came from the fact that I suck at making friends.
In Indiana, I was a pretty good and happy kid. I was and still am a pretty smart kid. The real part of my happiness came from my friends. We use to talk in class and at each other houses. However, I never really knew my friends were the true source of my …show more content…
I did make a few friends so to say, but it wasn’t the same friends I had back at my old home. I couldn’t really connect with them, so I became very introverted. I would still be the “happy me” where I would laugh and joke about things in class, but when I went home, I would be alone with my homework and video games. Video games really kept me going for 2 years. In this time, I would I would always think that I loved being by myself. Even though this was true, I wanted to have friends. That all changed when I joined debate, more specifically public forum. Debate forced me out of my comfort zone. I had to get up and talk in front of 3 people. It was nerve wracking, but I went through that phrase and gained confidence.
High school has been a bumpy ride. A lot of ups and downs have happened, and I am kind of excited for my senior year. However, I am more excited for college than anything else. I am still trying to figure out who I am. Through college, I can finally find myself, full time by starting new friendships and hobbies. With my experiences with being lonely in high school, I have learned that true happiness comes with socializing with other people not from video games or having some alone
In Indiana, I was a pretty good and happy kid. I was and still am a pretty smart kid. The real part of my happiness came from my friends. We use to talk in class and at each other houses. However, I never really knew my friends were the true source of my …show more content…
I did make a few friends so to say, but it wasn’t the same friends I had back at my old home. I couldn’t really connect with them, so I became very introverted. I would still be the “happy me” where I would laugh and joke about things in class, but when I went home, I would be alone with my homework and video games. Video games really kept me going for 2 years. In this time, I would I would always think that I loved being by myself. Even though this was true, I wanted to have friends. That all changed when I joined debate, more specifically public forum. Debate forced me out of my comfort zone. I had to get up and talk in front of 3 people. It was nerve wracking, but I went through that phrase and gained confidence.
High school has been a bumpy ride. A lot of ups and downs have happened, and I am kind of excited for my senior year. However, I am more excited for college than anything else. I am still trying to figure out who I am. Through college, I can finally find myself, full time by starting new friendships and hobbies. With my experiences with being lonely in high school, I have learned that true happiness comes with socializing with other people not from video games or having some alone