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Who were you in high school?
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Man, I was pretty messed up.
Overall, I was a punk girl that a lot of the kids were just straight up scared of.
Most of us went to 8th grade together as well, and that’s where I started, I dunno all sorts of things. I dyed my hair pink, started dressing punk and was pulled out of school for a month full-time to go to rehab after trying to commit suicide.
I had to leave school early to go to therapy for months after that too. Most kids assumed I was going to rehab for drugs.
In HS, I continued to try and kill myself often. I also had a fascination for self harm and CONSTANTLY had bandages on my arms. I had absolutely no intention of hiding my injuries or scars.
So people thought I was bat-**** crazy. I also beat the **** out of a huge guy because he made one of my female friends cry.
I wouldn’t listen to kids get bullied and I wouldn’t stand by while others made racist or sexist comments, so I was always causing trouble for calling them out and starting fights. There were a LOT of racist, sexist, homophobic trash in my HS.
I was dealing with realizing I was bi, and made our school’s first Gay/Straight Alliance (this was the best you could hope for in our town).
Anyways, I got kicked out of normal school in sophomore year and sent to “bad kid school” which was pretty wild. School was from like 2pm-7pm in a bad town nearby and I was the only white girl there. But they all absolutely loved me. And I liked those bad kids too
I started a poetry club there and we put on a whole production.
I was SO SAD when they sent me back to normal HS, for the second half of junior year. I dropped out shortly thereafter, got my GED and started college when I was 17. The GED is so absurdly easy, I wish I would have done it sooner. I always got good grades in school though, and felt like I hardly had to try to get them.
Overall, I was a punk girl that a lot of the kids were just straight up scared of.
Most of us went to 8th grade together as well, and that’s where I started, I dunno all sorts of things. I dyed my hair pink, started dressing punk and was pulled out of school for a month full-time to go to rehab after trying to commit suicide.
I had to leave school early to go to therapy for months after that too. Most kids assumed I was going to rehab for drugs.
In HS, I continued to try and kill myself often. I also had a fascination for self harm and CONSTANTLY had bandages on my arms. I had absolutely no intention of hiding my injuries or scars.
So people thought I was bat-**** crazy. I also beat the **** out of a huge guy because he made one of my female friends cry.
I wouldn’t listen to kids get bullied and I wouldn’t stand by while others made racist or sexist comments, so I was always causing trouble for calling them out and starting fights. There were a LOT of racist, sexist, homophobic trash in my HS.
I was dealing with realizing I was bi, and made our school’s first Gay/Straight Alliance (this was the best you could hope for in our town).
Anyways, I got kicked out of normal school in sophomore year and sent to “bad kid school” which was pretty wild. School was from like 2pm-7pm in a bad town nearby and I was the only white girl there. But they all absolutely loved me. And I liked those bad kids too
I started a poetry club there and we put on a whole production.
I was SO SAD when they sent me back to normal HS, for the second half of junior year. I dropped out shortly thereafter, got my GED and started college when I was 17. The GED is so absurdly easy, I wish I would have done it sooner. I always got good grades in school though, and felt like I hardly had to try to get them.
berry creme
Member
i?m still in high school (junior year babeyyy) but 9th-10th grade i didn?t have many friends. i had/have a lot of mental health issues and i was constantly either moving around or in and out of hospitals (don?t wanna talk more about that). but now i?m settled with my aunt and i have a boyfriend, along with a supportive friend group and i have to say, this is my best year of high school so far.
namiieco
Senior Member
still in highschool but ive evolved a lot.
year 7 - anime & video game nerd, depressed, edgy, didnt talk to anyone
year 8 - year 7 but less depressed and edgy + into kpop, didnt listen in any classes
year 9 - i talked to a lot of people, stressed art student
year 10 (current) - STRESSED ART STUDENT
but overall im that quiet asian girl that gets good grades
year 7 - anime & video game nerd, depressed, edgy, didnt talk to anyone
year 8 - year 7 but less depressed and edgy + into kpop, didnt listen in any classes
year 9 - i talked to a lot of people, stressed art student
year 10 (current) - STRESSED ART STUDENT
but overall im that quiet asian girl that gets good grades
Like many others here I was a very quiet individual. I haven't changed that much and I doubt I will for a while longer, I'm currently still studying at a further education level so it's part of the reason I haven't really prospered that much, I still have the same mindset generally.
I feel as though I was perceived as stern as well, I didn't really join in on laughs or anything because I was too busy being in my own head and thinking about various things at once - it wasn't really cool being viewed as a misog (no, not a misogynist lmao) for the majority of the time. The reasoning for it being the fact that I suffer from anxiety, mostly social anxiety, I'm physically shaky and I generally don't like talking because I really stumble across my words all the time; it takes a lot of time for me to feel comfortable around people, and I really hate that.
Although whenever I did/do talk with classmates I am generally perceived as humourous and nice, I'm glad I can say that safely, people are aware of the fact that I'm anxious, I appreciate that people do attempt to socialise with me with it in mind.
I still have a lot of growing to do as a person but for now I am your typical quiet/shy guy.
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I was never the victim of bullying surprisingly, although douchebags did occasionally make snide comments.
Also was never at the end of homophobia/biphobia, also appreciate that but to be fair I wasn't really openly bisexual; and to be honest, it's something I've only really identified myself as for the last year.
I feel as though I was perceived as stern as well, I didn't really join in on laughs or anything because I was too busy being in my own head and thinking about various things at once - it wasn't really cool being viewed as a misog (no, not a misogynist lmao) for the majority of the time. The reasoning for it being the fact that I suffer from anxiety, mostly social anxiety, I'm physically shaky and I generally don't like talking because I really stumble across my words all the time; it takes a lot of time for me to feel comfortable around people, and I really hate that.
Although whenever I did/do talk with classmates I am generally perceived as humourous and nice, I'm glad I can say that safely, people are aware of the fact that I'm anxious, I appreciate that people do attempt to socialise with me with it in mind.
I still have a lot of growing to do as a person but for now I am your typical quiet/shy guy.
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I was never the victim of bullying surprisingly, although douchebags did occasionally make snide comments.
Also was never at the end of homophobia/biphobia, also appreciate that but to be fair I wasn't really openly bisexual; and to be honest, it's something I've only really identified myself as for the last year.
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tifachu
。*・゜☆・ ゜✧・。 • ・
In high school I was generally a quiet and shy person.
In freshman year I was very pastel/normal and girly looking. I had plain long brown hair and stayed to the sidelines.
Then I cut my hair... and became goth. I wore a lot of black and heavy eyeliner and started stretching my ears lol.
Then I stopped being goth and went back to being girly/pastel, but more extreme. Some days I was pastel goth. Other days I was just very bright and feminine.
Aaand now... I'm still very girly to the point it is extreme. Almost everything in my room is pink, I have lots of stuffed animals, and Hello Kitty, and most of my clothes are pink/floral/pastel, I love skirts, dresses, etc. I love pink, ribbons, cute soft things, etc.!!!
I was known as an "artsy" person and I still kind of am, I'm now studying graphic design, though I do not have much time anymore to draw or make actual art.
In freshman year I was very pastel/normal and girly looking. I had plain long brown hair and stayed to the sidelines.
Then I cut my hair... and became goth. I wore a lot of black and heavy eyeliner and started stretching my ears lol.
Then I stopped being goth and went back to being girly/pastel, but more extreme. Some days I was pastel goth. Other days I was just very bright and feminine.
Aaand now... I'm still very girly to the point it is extreme. Almost everything in my room is pink, I have lots of stuffed animals, and Hello Kitty, and most of my clothes are pink/floral/pastel, I love skirts, dresses, etc. I love pink, ribbons, cute soft things, etc.!!!
I was known as an "artsy" person and I still kind of am, I'm now studying graphic design, though I do not have much time anymore to draw or make actual art.
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I hate to admit it, but I was that sad sap that followed his only 2 friends around and did what they did. Cut class, insult people when I didn’t mean it. All types stuff that fell under peer pressure. It only screwed me over because it’s weighing on me now than it did then. Eh... you live and you learn I say.
Quiet enough that I started dyeing my hair mad colours and still went more or less under the radar. Did alright academically but never really pushed myself so I was very much in that straight-B student type of place. Had a small enough group of friends and I was fairly content with that.
Princess Mipha
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I think calling myself a ghost would be the right word. I was there, but never ever talked if I didn't had to (I was a god in making presentations tho for some reason) and well, I was always hiding in my jacket, even when it had 40°C outside, lol.
So "Shy, little nerd girl" would be a good description, I guess. I used to have a small friendsgroup, but a random guy that my
2 best friends of over 10 years never met was talking **** about me and they believed it (they were both "in love" with him, lol)
so I went from having a stable friendsgroup to being alone and the punchingbag of everyone. I missed the maximum allowed
days each year from that time on. Once I had to change school it was a bit better and I was actually brave enough to not wear
a jacket and long pants in summer. So overall I was always there, but just to get bullied. Oh well, I survived it and I do what I
want with my look now without caring what people might think about it. =)
So "Shy, little nerd girl" would be a good description, I guess. I used to have a small friendsgroup, but a random guy that my
2 best friends of over 10 years never met was talking **** about me and they believed it (they were both "in love" with him, lol)
so I went from having a stable friendsgroup to being alone and the punchingbag of everyone. I missed the maximum allowed
days each year from that time on. Once I had to change school it was a bit better and I was actually brave enough to not wear
a jacket and long pants in summer. So overall I was always there, but just to get bullied. Oh well, I survived it and I do what I
want with my look now without caring what people might think about it. =)
dragonpisces69
Mayor Marcia of Lumina
I was an introverted and worrysome background person with an average amount of friends who always avoided bullies and negativity (mostly successfully tho) as I got exposed to those exact details every single time...
As for grades, I always sucked at maths despite revising intensely (it runs in my family), so I was eventually allowed to quit maths classes at the start of 10th grade, but if it came to languages and spelling (I had Dutch, English and German at school), I always got higher grades. A lot of A+'s for German in 8th grade, and the same applied to English in 9th grade.
At age 16, me and 5 out of my 7 classmates in 10th grade successfully graduated our early exams, and out of them all, I'm probably the only freeter now.
As for grades, I always sucked at maths despite revising intensely (it runs in my family), so I was eventually allowed to quit maths classes at the start of 10th grade, but if it came to languages and spelling (I had Dutch, English and German at school), I always got higher grades. A lot of A+'s for German in 8th grade, and the same applied to English in 9th grade.
At age 16, me and 5 out of my 7 classmates in 10th grade successfully graduated our early exams, and out of them all, I'm probably the only freeter now.
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I was infamous in highschool by the end of my career. I started out in highschool for the first 2.5 years as an awkward,shy,quiet girl that looked like her mom dressed her. But I noticed a few of the kids that went to my school had dyed hair and I thought that was the coolest thing ever but at that time my mom wouldn't let me dye my hair because she was really strict and policed my appearance (traditional Chinese family.) I ended up dating a guy during my junior year who ended up doing unspeakable horrible things to me and pressured me to do a lot of...sexual things. He was a sociopath and he broke me mentally. I gained a reputation dating him because he was the most known/most hated rotten kid in all of school. After we broke up, and I met more people in the following 1-2 years,a scene "phase" started kicking in. I shopped at hot topic more,I dyed my hair every 2-3 months. I was actually the only junior/senior with dyed hair in the yearbook,lol. Blue hair to be precise. While I had a reputation as that girl that dated the most hated guy,I also had a reputation as the girl who dyed her hair all the time. I got a handful of compliments and nicknames. I was also part of a group of friends that would play card games and play 3DS with each other at lunch. I think during my senior year,I'm not sure if it was because I was (still am also) depressed but I skipped a lot of classes,and I still managed to pass with a clean 80.00 GPA. I also got voted for "most changed since freshman year" in my highschool yearbook so it was pretty cool that my picture was taken for that. Overall my "character development" (lol) was impressive but I've still got ways to go. I'm just a giant mess now of nerves and I have social anxiety, depression,and BPD. So I find it hard to make friends or talk to people without having trust issues.
Neb
Cosmog Enthusiast
This gets pretty heavy, but it’s best to be honest.
I was the one kid everyone avoided because of bad gossip. Much of it was justified. I had a bad staring habit and that made lots of people uncomfortable. On top of that I reported anyone who was rude to me. I thought that’d get people to leave me alone, but it just gave them an excuse to continue. It got to the point where I couldn’t go more than a day without a stink eye or an insult. Eventually a student found my online information and spread it across the campus. My Twitter, my Pokémon forums, my Spotify, and my YouTube accounts were all shared for ridicule. I wouldn’t be surprised if my account here has been leaked either.
After my junior year I packed my bags and transferred to a different school. That didn’t work because the students were edgier and already knew who I was. What happens in a small town stays in a small town.
In a last ditch effort I switched to online school, something I hadn’t done since middle school. This was only a few months before the pandemic hit, so my life wasn’t heavily altered during senior year.
It wasn’t much better. I still ran into those kids whenever I left the house and they knew where I lived anyway. Even now I still get the occasional comment.
I honestly regret the staring. It was rude on my part and I wish someone told me before high school. That isn’t giving those students a pass for targeting me, but I know it wasn’t right. I guess all I can do is push myself away from that habit.
I was the one kid everyone avoided because of bad gossip. Much of it was justified. I had a bad staring habit and that made lots of people uncomfortable. On top of that I reported anyone who was rude to me. I thought that’d get people to leave me alone, but it just gave them an excuse to continue. It got to the point where I couldn’t go more than a day without a stink eye or an insult. Eventually a student found my online information and spread it across the campus. My Twitter, my Pokémon forums, my Spotify, and my YouTube accounts were all shared for ridicule. I wouldn’t be surprised if my account here has been leaked either.
After my junior year I packed my bags and transferred to a different school. That didn’t work because the students were edgier and already knew who I was. What happens in a small town stays in a small town.
In a last ditch effort I switched to online school, something I hadn’t done since middle school. This was only a few months before the pandemic hit, so my life wasn’t heavily altered during senior year.
It wasn’t much better. I still ran into those kids whenever I left the house and they knew where I lived anyway. Even now I still get the occasional comment.
I honestly regret the staring. It was rude on my part and I wish someone told me before high school. That isn’t giving those students a pass for targeting me, but I know it wasn’t right. I guess all I can do is push myself away from that habit.
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Millysaurusrexjr
yeah
I was the total and complete loner for the most part. In hindsight, high school was pretty great because no one ever bullied or harassed me, at least not to my face. If there was any gossip about me, I certainly never heard it
