TEEN QUESTION/PROBLEM:
i feel like everything is crashing in around me.Im in 7th grade and i love school but all my friendships seem to crash and burn my closest friend in the world moved away last year and i have a few friends at my school but i dont feel like i can trust many of them and i feel like i get back stabbed by everybody,theres just way to much drama. i love my family to death and love spending time with them i just don't want to be friend-less for the rest of middle school. do you think that it will be okay for me to just focus on my school work and family for right now? i mean i have all of my life to meet new people and find new friends right? please let me know what i should do i am so confused.

TEEN LINE WROTE:
Hi,

Thank you so much for contacting us. What you are going through is an understandable and normal situation. But anyway I understand that it is difficult to deal with.

It must have been hard on you to have your best friend move away. But are you still in contact with your friend? Even if it is not the same like living in the same city with somebody it is so great that you have a good friend. Are you maybe able to visit each other during the summer? That is a hard transition and can take time to adjust to.

Right now, you said you are feeling like you dont trust anybody.
It takes time to trust someone, and it is normal to feel the way you are feeling.
Seventh grade can be a difficult year because you are half way into middle school.

You also said that you are wondering if it is okay to just focus on school and family, and the answer to that is that you should do what ever you are comfortable with. Plus, you still have the rest of seventh grade and then all of 8th grade, and then highschool which opens up many oppurtunities and is a time to meet new people.

You seem to be feeling confused, and that is okay.
Are you talking to your family or anybody about the way you are feeling?
Talking with someone can help a lot, especially when it is someone you feel comfortable with.

If you ever feel lonley or just want to talk to someone your age, you can always call TEEN LINE.
We are a teen to teen hotline, and are open 7 days a week from 6-10 pm PST.
Our number is:310-855-4673.

Thank you again for contacting us!

-TEEN LINE.