How Do You Survive High School Without A Best Friend?
• Get some perspective. High school is not the be-all, end-all. Just because you were unpopular in high-school doesn’t mean you’ll be unpopular your whole entire life. Some of the most famous and wealthy people were high school rejects. Things change and high school doesn’t last forever. The most important thing is to get through high school so you can enter the next phase in your life. • Identify the things you feel you miss or lack by not having a best friend and brainstorm how you can fill those “holes” in other, positive ways. For example, if you hate being alone on Saturday nights, find a regular activity to do at that time. • Don’t put yourself down by negatively comparing yourself to other people. No one is perfect. Everyone has problems, some people are just better at hiding them. Miss Popularity might have things ten times worse than you. • Be thankful for what you do have. You still have your health, your personality, your family, your talents, your interests, etc. • Challeng
• Get some perspective. Although you should try and enjoy your life in high school, high school is not the be-all, end-all. Lots of successful people don’t have best friends, and you don’t need one to be the smartest or awesomest. Preaching positive thinking is a bit banal, but treating everyone as your friend will lay a good base for actually making friends with them. • Lower your expectations. It might be that you are unable to become ‘best friends’ with someone because you expect too much from one, or because you think that every social interaction has to be perfect. But in reality, many ‘best friends’ start off with a bit of awkward small talk, or not liking each other. So every time you talk to someone, stay open and relaxed, and when you develop a friendship, be happy with what it is, rather than what you want it to be. • Remember ‘I’m Okay, You’re Okay’. You have to always have this attitude to have rewarding relationships be that with your family members, a friend or a stranger
