A bit down at the moment

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Hey, Jess.
As we get older, people get more adjusted to seeing us and I guess in a way people take each other for granted.
People in your life still care about you very much, they just don't realize it until you aren't in the picture.

I went through a depression of sorts of wanting to be liked, noticed, empathized with even though there was nothing all that wrong in my life. I had a good life. I don't know what things you have that make you feel this way, but I would try to stop seeking that "pick me up" from others. It is what I did, and it drove people away in crucial parts of my adolescence. The same also happened to one of my friends.

In short, there are people in your life that do care about you. Just show these people kindness, and show that when they are feeling down they too can come to you to feel better. It will help them be a bit more receptive at times you really are feeling down. Either way, at WrongPlanet there are people you can always talk to, as users have nicely demonstrated!

I can't speak for real life, as for online, at least on this site, your trying to get aspies to get a hint. Aspie's + hint = [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wCy8MpT45gk[/youtube]

I feel loads better now. I'm not sure how it happened, but it just did. Maybe it was because I was proud of myself for getting my room finished yesterday (The reason I wasn't here yesterday.) And I'm sorry to everyone who thought I was annoying going on about it all the time. The truth is, I wanted some form of comfort, but was too shy to ask for it.

But now I feel better, and hope to stay that way.

You have nothing to be sorry about. It's good to get rid of the angst you were voicing.
I'm sure that you will feel better about yourself... maybe not straight away but one day it may just happen when you least expect it.
Now did you have chocolate like I said?

I wanted to, but I hardly get to have it. I have parents, you know, and not much money of my own. But I did drink lots of tea. With sugar in.

If you ever want to talk or if you feel alone just PM me. I feel down sometimes as well.

Thanks. I think I'll post here again when I feel down again, or sad for any reason. For now, though, I seem to have gone from down to up.

Good! And keep drinking tea.

I remember when I was 15, oh boy, don't want to go back there again. I distinctly remember that's the age when the bullying stopped and everyone started completely ignoring me. Is this what happened to you? I have no idea why the bullying stopped, it just did. Perhaps the other kids outgrew that "let's pick on the weirdo" behavior. The strange thing is that I hated being invisible even worse than the bullying. Maybe this is what you're going through. That summer I decided to do a complete makeover for myself. I studied magazines and started doing my hair, makeup, clothes, everything, even exercise, and when I returned to school (10th grade) I had reinvented myself and it worked out great. People started to notice me, and in a good way. I still wasn't popular per se but I got into a crowd of friends and my life got a whole lot better.

I'm worried about some things you've mentioned here. If you've met someone online and you're planning to meet them in person DON'T! There's a huge chance this person is actually some fat sweaty greasy 40-year-old pedaphile who wants to kidnap you and commit unthinkable crimes. It's okay to reach out anonymously but do not attempt to meet people whom you've met online and don't give them your real name, address, phone, etc. Just put yourself in a 40-year-old pervert's mind for a second. He's trolling for young girls passing himself off as a 16 year old boy. He sees a post that says "I'm lonely" or "I'm depressed", and sees an opportunity because he knows you're vulnerable. The two of you start talking and develop a friendship. He seems to understand you so well. He sends you pictures of some random cute 16 year old boy you're to believe is him. He suggests meeting you somewhere in person and you agree on a place and time. When you show up looking for your 16-year-old online boyfriend, this awful man has come early, spots you right away, and... This scenario ends in tragedy way too often. Please be careful!

No, no, the majority of people on the site are younger than me. And I know what some of them look like.