Hi how are you guy’s day going? I’m in highschool, and I thought I had a good amount of friends. Today is my birthday, and I was off my phone all day because I was volunteering from 6h-15h, but I expected to my phone to be full of happy birthday messages and posts on their story. An hour ago I opened my phone and no one has said happy birthday to me but my family, ive also been telling them it’s my birthday today and have it on my Snapchat. I thought I was liked and a friendly person, but this has made me realize I don’t really have anyone in my life. My family is on vacation today as well and I just feel really down right now. I just want to be proactive and help myself be more likeable so I never feel like this again.
A little bit about how I act so people can give pointers:
I’m usually told I’m ‘too much’
I like to be the ‘Funny one’
I can be braggy at times without realizing
I try to be nice but usually just come off as a people pleaser
I feel like I just don’t know when to stop when it comes to jokes and sometimes I say things in the moment that comes off wrong. Also I feel like I like to be alone and can come off as “I don’t like you” to a lot of people since I don’t respond or use social media often, and deleted almost every app but Snapchat and Reddit. I just feel like everyone in my grade is in a bubble with me watching from afar. I get invited to parties, hangout with people regularly but no one actually likes me I feel.
I just feel like no matter what personality I use with people no one likes me. I’ve tried everything. I just don’t want to be alone on my next birthday.