Is it okay that I eat lunch in the bathroom?

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Well, I know its not okay but its weird. I'm 14 and just started my freshmen year of high school and it sucks. But lunch is the only thing I look forward to because I can eat without feeling like I'm being watched. Its quiet and I can finally relax without being so anxious about something. I hate the cafeteria because I don't have any friends and it's really hard for me to talk to people. So I used to sit alone and pretend like I'm texting people on my phone. Seeing everybody else with friends and people to laugh with makes me feel worse. I've been eating lunch in the bathroom since 8th grade :/ I hate my anxiety and I know I'm not helping my situation by avoiding it. I can't help it. I wanna talk to my parents about it but they already think something is wrong with me and so do my teachers. I don't know what to do and I also don't want the rest of high school to be like this. Middle school was just like this and I don't want a repeat of it either.

? · Answer

No it’s not weird. I had no friends in my lunch and my ex lover sat in my lunch with his new bae so I went to another class during lunch that I didn’t belong in cause the teacher was cool and I took naps

Maria · Answer

Just don't let other  people see.  I did that once and someone dobbed on me a little miss teachers pet yes sir no sir three bags full.

Hana · Answer

Hi, I'm a 16-year-old junior in high school, and I know exactly how you feel. The beginning of the year is such an anxiety-filled time because you don't have any friends to talk to, and you feel self-conscious about the fact that you're alone, but you're too scared of social interaction to talk to new people.
Nothing is 'wrong' with you; your feelings are completely valid. Just stop eating in the bathroom. Go into the cafeteria and sit somewhere, anywhere. You'll have a higher chance of making friends because someone might talk to you there. And I know this seems scary, but you could try starting a conversation with someone. Don't be scared of the possibility that they might act negative toward you, because if they do, you don't want to be friends with them anyway.
Going around and talking to multiple people in the hopes of making a friend might be emotionally draining, but just remember this: it will ultimately lead to you making friends that will talk to you and hang out with you all year. That's totally worth spending a few lunch periods talking to a bunch of new people in the cafeteria.
Good luck with freshman year. I hope you're able to come out of your shell and cast your social anxiety aside. I've been trying to do the same thing throughout high school, and I'm making some progress. :) Let's do our best!

Pearl · Answer

no, its not okay and youre not going to nnake any friends by sitting in the bathroonn, i would start sitting with people, its the only way you'll nnake friends

linz · Answer

Its not that weird to eat alone but restrooms are kinda unsanitary and not a great place to eat your lunch. Anxiety sucks. I get it. Maybe picking one day a week where you sit with people or at least not in the cafeteria and trying to slowly tackle your anxiety. Also trying to be friends with people who eat at the same time you do in your other classes so if you decide to eat in the cafeteria you have a nice friend who will let you sit with them

Anonymous · Answer

Don’t eat where you s***.

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Is it okay that I eat lunch in the bathroom?

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