Marie

So before I start I ask you to refrain from judging the situation before you read and please don't make assumptions :)

The reason I want to leave is to use the next 2 and a half years of my career in school as time to improve upon my artwork, portfolio, and making connections as a graphic designer, for a lot of artistic jobs from what I seen it matters more that you have a good body of work and not some piece of paper, whilst I do think education is a necessity I do believe you should put self education before the systems after 9th grade ATLEAST, the only real benefit I can think of is the feeling of achievement, but wasting my time 8 hrs a day 5 days a week for 2 and a half years when I can be working on bettering myself as an artist seems silly, a lot of people are saying to finish up my scholastic education like everyone else but I feel as if I would be wasting a great opportunity, I do know the consequences, ie it would be harder to get a job, go to college, etc but I am willing to face those challenges plus I could always get my GED (Equivalent to diploma that drop out's can attain) if I can't overcome it, so what do you think I should do? I think I'd honestly regret not taking this chance, I have thought about it a lot and I am willing to put in the work.

Thank you for reading :) I appreciate it.

I have my own ideas but I'd like to hear from an outside source, I started back at school a month ago and have only missed 3 days I used to miss about half the school year but reducing it could be whats causing the lack of energy, plus as an introvert being around people 8 hrs a day 5 days a seems to be tiring me out, would you say it's solely school? if you have any advice for creating and preserving energy? :-) thanks for reading.

I have a lot lately, it's not like I'm depressed or anything just I feel there is more out there and people who are around me are holding me back, I have anything I ever wanted in life when it comes to materials but inside I just feel like I'm wasting my time going to school, hanging out with my childhood friends, family, etc. I want to explore and travel, focus on what I want to learn, etc. If you have dealt with this how did you react? in a good or a bad way?

I feel fine going to school and getting through the day but once I'm home I have no energy to do anything, any suggestions how I can reserve or create more energy to get through the day? :)

I am a teen myself and I used to be a very calm "mature" person and I don't know if this is just a phase but I notice alot of teens are very angry, is it a hormonal thing, an age thing, the culture, etc I would assume it's an age thing but I'd like to hear your guys opinions :) and if you have dealt with a phase of anger where everything and everyone pisses you off.

So I've been friends with a group of people for around 7 years now (we are all 15-16), and lately I've been sensing dissonance in our relationship, over the past year I've been intrigued with the concept of self development, philosophy, the non-job campaign, etc and they do not share the same interests and core values, for example.

I like to go gym, they usually go into a friends and play video games.

I think entertainment can be a distraction and I'm not a big fan of tv, movies, etc whilst they are the epitome consumer.

and don't even get me started on politics, I wouldn't mind if they disagreed (let's face it a good debate is always amusing), they don't even pay attention to politics all together!

As you can see we have nothing in common but I do not know if it's worth severing our communication because I fear I will end up with either worse friends or no one, I love them but it's hard being around someone you disagree with on almost every level and the level maturity is pretty stagnant with them compared to your level of growth that you strive to achieve.

I do not see the as "toxic", but they do drain my energy and I feel I do not gain anything from the interactions we share.

The pros would be:

I could possibly mature more and spend more time to focus on my work and improving.

The cons would be:

I could potentially devolve into a very lonely state.

So what do you think I should do? Please feel free to be as brutal and harsh as you see fit, thanks for reading!

Okay so I have this friendship(?) with a girl, Lets call her N.

N self harms, Does drugs, that sorta thing.

I told N I did not want to be her friend, she seemed really upset and annoyed and got into a fight with 2 of her friends because of it. but I am civil with her at lunch because I have no choice to sit with her, lately though she has been really nice to me.

Like today she comes in talks to her friend then comes up to me and hugs me(????????) Like she knows I don't to be her friend, so why would she hug me? she did it later too, and she keeps on trying to sit beside me in class and sometimes tries to talk to me, for example I was talking to my friend D at lunch. D goes "what class do we have next?" I reply "Oh maths! I love that class" (yes... I like math, crazy I know) and N goes "Oh yeah we are in the same maths!" and then when I am leaving she walks with me???? Like I don't know if she has a crush on me or what (she is bi) But I wish she just left me alone.

What do you think is her deal? and what should I do about this? I told her before I didn't want to be her friend so I am confused as what I should do, maybe I am giving the wrong impression with me being civil? I am confused, any ways thanks for reading hope you respond and have a good day! :-)