So today the feeling really sunk in that in September I will be in year 11 , my last year of high school and the dreaded idea of all those exams makes me generally queasy. Despite my normal dislike for exams there is a certain ease between the people in my class , most people I didn't especialy get on with or have a huge amount of love for weren't in my classes. I can say in year 10 I have met some really cool people and have met one person that I can safely say is now one of my best friends.
me and my friends have come so much closer this year and I love them to pieces. But there was one time most of them were absolute strangers to me. And this where the advice comes in , the beginning of the first year of high school I was picked on , nether bullied but picked on. I was very quiet so I was immediately labelled as a boffin which to me I didn't mind but to other 13 year olds meant out cast. I went home crying several times from hurtful comments from people , people that barley new me. I am very sensitive so these things knocked my confidence out the window. Something changed for me one day , I was in a drama lesson and we had to perform , I loved drama and have all ways have loved to perform but that all turned sour when I went to high school because I had no confidence. We performed as a group and after people kinda just stared at me , but to my relief they all complimented me saying I was good at acting, I kinda feel that was the day that things got better for me :) Thee thing is none of this mattered really because I had my friends the whole way there.
My regrets can only lead on to giving people advice , so here's my top 3 tips for high school
1 Be your self !!! I can't even express how important this is , you don't wanna be around people that wont let you be you. I'm a tad strange and I met one of my friends by randomly talking to her in a random accent ..... yea I know but hey shes one of my greatest friends now :)
2 Don't let any ones negativity change you , I made the mistake of letting people stamp all over me , I nether stuck up for my self and let people harsh words get to me. If this person has nothing nice to say to you they shouldn't say it. And whats more its a form of bullying , have the backbone to tell someone. And retaliating doesn't get you anywhere , your just as worse as the bully.
3 Third and finally don't wish it away. Looking back on it I have spent way to much time feeling miserable , I needed to stop caring what people thought and just got on with it. Year 10 for me was my best year , because I'm doing performing arts which is what I love. Find your passion at school and it can take you so many places ( cheesy alert).
Me and my friend Kelly at school . were smiling so it cant be that bad :D
I hope this didn't sound to negative and helped some people. Love you all , peace out :)
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