Escape Space

Friendships are an important aspect of our lives that can influence who we are and who we become. Join Anshika and Aleena as they walk through some of the key things to remember when considering your current or future friends.

i’m starting to realize that i’m really boring. not in like a self deprecating way, just like in general lol. i play basketball, and i tore my acl, so i really can’t ever play again, at least not in highschool. which sucks, but i didn’t love basketball so i’ll be fine, but now i have nothing to do. i just come home, finish my homework, do pt, and sit around. i want to find some hobbies or anything...

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Sometimes I feel like I’m doing really well, my life really isn’t that bad. I have a pretty good compared to others. Though, sometimes, more like all the time, I realize how alone I really am. I have friends, but they don’t really text often, which is okay. I’ve never thought them having a life or not texting me every second of the day was a problem. It just really sucks in the sense that, sometim...

"i'm looking to try sum new stuff this summer. can u help me w my bucket list?"

"what sort of things should i be pursuing to build my college resume ? have y'all gone through the college process, and if so do you have any tips ? what extracurriculars are y'all doing ?"

"People comparing themselves to you as well as comparing yourself to other people. How that leads one into a downward spiral of expectations they can’t achieve and an endless cycle of self-hatred. How comparison can subtly infiltrate friendships and relationships. Also how it can make you lose sight of your goals (especially ones that aren’t as conventionally held) and how it causes the need...

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"me and my dad got into a really big argument because he thinks i'm not trying in school. i play soccer and i love it but he wants me to quit because i have a couple of b's. but i am trying and i put a lot of effort into my assignments and studying and he just doesnt see it. i'm just not a good test taker and i dont know how to get better. i need to bring my grades up though or he wont let me play...

"My best friend and my sister dated for a bit last year but they broke up and now both of them won’t stop complaining to ME about it. I can’t hang w him at my house anymore and I have to make sure my sister has a ride every day after school because I usually take her home on the way to practice with my bsf in the car. It’s becoming inconvenient and I want to talk to them abt it but I’m scared that...

"i know my friend group is leaving me out, but i can’t leave them. they all hung out over holiday break wo inviting me and they gave me a lame excuse when i asked them. but the thing is we’re all on the vars basketball together and i dont want to mess w our season by confronting them."

"I don’t have a lot of people to talk to. I deal with a lot of (diagnosed) depression and anxiety, but my parents don’t let me get medication or see a therapist. They have their reasons, but they don’t understand that I need help. I don’t want to burden my friends with topics as big as these, because of course, they’re my friends, not therapists. I hate writing down my thoughts, so I say them out...

"hello ! basically over the past few months my brother has been sort of pulling away from me/our family , none of us knew why until i saw some texts on his laptop . long story short he has a bf and i’m not sure if i should talk to him about it . i feel bad for invading his privacy , but i want him to know i’m there for him ( he’s not out to our family, and my parents are against lgbtq+ so i unders...

"i feel super unmotivated this summer. i don’t have any goals, and it feels like none of my friends can hang out because they’re just so busy. i want to volunteer but i don’t know where or how. do u have any other ideas for goals i should set? i just feel like my whole summer is going to waste."

"Hello, my bestfriend has been acting really weird around me. We planned to have a really cool and fun summer together but now it’s like she doesn’t even like me anymore. I don’t think I’ve done anything wrong, but I don’t know what to do to fix our relationship. Please help me, thank you. What should I say to her? How should I approach her?"

"My little brother always wants to hang out with me and my mom doesn’t do anything about it. It’s ok sometimes but it also get’s annoying, like this Sunday night I’m hanging with my gf and i want to be alone but my mom told me I have to hang out with my brother all Sunday. I tried to tell her about my plans but she doesn’t care and I dont want to hurt my brother’s feelings."

"I don't know if I'm into my female friends or not. I know I don't have big crushes on any of them, but getting out of my comfort zone and talking to them more often is getting me closer than I used to be, and I don't know how to feel about that. Context: I've been regaining my social abilities at school, so I've been talking to girls I'm familiar with. I've been texting them outside of school, an...

I’m friends with this girl and she came out to her family and ever since I’ve wanted to do the same. But I don’t think they’ll accept me for who I am. My friends are very supportive and I’m kind of seeing someone too, but I don’t know if I’m ready to tell my parents. What should I do?

"My friend is always asking me to hang out with her. I really love her and I appreciate her friendship, but sometimes I don’t have time or I have other responsibilities. I’ve been telling her this but she always makes it seem like it’s my fault for not being able to hang out with her. I don’t know what to do because everything seems to be my fault."

"I have a friend who has gotten her first boyfriend . And it’s great I’m happy for them but the more she’s with him the more I see her slipping away and not being there for us and just being focused on him. The guy is great he’s friendly and nice but she doesn’t even want me talking to them both after school. And when my friends needed her she wouldn’t come bc she “had” to go with him. Should I te...

"i always feel like my worth is determined by my grades. im a highschool sophomore and i just got the results from one of my tests back and i got an 87. it was a really hard test for me and i was really happy because that was similar to what my friends got. but when i went home and told my parents they said that i shouldn’t be content with just ok. i want to do better and get better grades but i w...

"My parents want me to spend more time with them, but I have so much work. I would have to sacrifice my free time to hang out with my family, but I don’t want to because it’s the only time I have to destress. What do I do?"

"I feel like I am very unlikeable. every time I enter a conversation always sense that I threw off the vibe and I feel like everyone hates me. My friends never ask if I want to hang out with them outside of school and I always hear about them going out and partying and having fun without me. I feel like that they don't actually like me and just keep me around because they pity me. How do I become...

"I can’t manage my time wisely. How to manage time wisely and be more productive?"