For Teens…. How Does Stereotyping Effect How You Feel About Yourself?
Even though I’m an incoming college sophomore, I can vividly remember how it was like back in high school. Although I love and miss all my high school friends, I didn’t really like high school for the fact that it was difficult to feel good when you really didn’t belong anywhere. Althroughout high school I was virtually a loner, with only a few real friends. Although I was civil with most of my classmates, I never really felt like I belonged in my class, because in my school, belonging meant being athletic, rich, knowing a lot of girls (because I went to an all-boys school), being well-versed in many video games, and so on. I was none of the above, so my social life during high school was non-existent. It was only later in my high school life that I found a group of guys whom I could hang out with and consider real friends. And even though we all go to different colleges, we still manage to see each other and make sure we never lose touch. 🙂 Stereotyping is unhealthy. I should know. E
