I’m currently a freshman in high school and one of the things I don’t understand is why being the nice guy gets you bullied! people have been going out of their way to make fun of some videos I made 2-3 months ago on an old but now dead trend. why put in the effort to make fun of me I don’t even know any of them. its been going on for a while and I feel I cant trust anybody because it was some of my “friends” that showed these kids the video. i cant get away from these kids I just want to be done with everything, life, these kids, work, friends, trying to “fit in” … for a while now I’ve noticed playing videogames and doing really anything doesn’t make me happy anymore it seems the only thing that does is whenever I think about ending it…
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Freshman year isn’t all that different than middle school. It’s still a cesspool, everyone’s bitchy because of hormones, everyone’s head is up their ass because they think being a high schooler suddenly makes them cool. Sophomore year is better because most people have already adjusted to HS and settled in. It’s not about being the “nice guy”, it’s about people seeing you as an easy target. 99% of the time it’s just bad luck that the dice rolled on you, the other 1% of the time it’s because you’re an asshole and the people bullying you have a legitimate personal vendetta against you. Your best bet is making everything private on social media. Don’t show them that what they’re doing upsets you, make fun of yourself and laugh at the video. We all do cringey shit. If they can tell they’re making you upset, they’re getting exactly what they want.
I had a bit of this when I was a freshman. My friend used to make fun of me because the email I used for facebook had “super saiyan” in it. Which is a popular anime reference. Since it was facebook, I had made that email and account when I was a kid.
System is right though. It gets drastically better once you’re a sophomore. My advice is dont let things bother you, dont hang out with people you dont like, and dont be afraid of being a loner. I used to hang out with people just because I felt pathetic sitting by myself. But by senior year, I sat alone every day. And I loved it. It took a long time to find myself that much though.