Hi everyone, just joined this forum - don't really know why!
Anyway Im currently 17 and living in the U.K. My problems started in Y10 in school when i was 15. I was a bit of a joker at school and happy with my friends etc and fairly popular(not being cocky) but i was always self consious about my ears as they stick out. Anyway one day i hsd my hair cut and it was short and made my ears stick out. I hated it and people called me dumbo etc. They thought i wasnt bothered as we always had banter together and always laughed it off. Anyway so i didnt go into school the next day as i felt terrible and it turned into a habit. Stopped going and stopped going. I saw my mates from school outside of school during this time and i said id be back in soon.
Anyway i never went back in and i missed the last year and half of school. It wad really tough for me. Anyway I sat my maths, english and science exams and only got 1 gcse. These were done from home. Anyway at the age of 16 i started college different to my school and i wad on a low level course and i knew i was much better than this. Now im in my second year at college ive stopped playing football which has always been my passion and i have no contact with my friends from school. I always look at photos on fbook and wish i had stayed in contact. Anyway now i have only a few friends that i rarely see and im still self consious. I let my hair grow out. Girls sometimes shout "your fit" to me at college but i dont know what to say and im really shy with strangers. I know it sounds a bit bad to be worrying about but i hate my hair and want it short but am scared bevause of my ears. I dont know if ive made any sense but there you go thats my problems! Was just wondering if anyonehad advice for me. One last thing i never leave the house apart from college and i joke around with my family like nothings wrong and they have no idea i feel this way
Anyway Im currently 17 and living in the U.K. My problems started in Y10 in school when i was 15. I was a bit of a joker at school and happy with my friends etc and fairly popular(not being cocky) but i was always self consious about my ears as they stick out. Anyway one day i hsd my hair cut and it was short and made my ears stick out. I hated it and people called me dumbo etc. They thought i wasnt bothered as we always had banter together and always laughed it off. Anyway so i didnt go into school the next day as i felt terrible and it turned into a habit. Stopped going and stopped going. I saw my mates from school outside of school during this time and i said id be back in soon.
Anyway i never went back in and i missed the last year and half of school. It wad really tough for me. Anyway I sat my maths, english and science exams and only got 1 gcse. These were done from home. Anyway at the age of 16 i started college different to my school and i wad on a low level course and i knew i was much better than this. Now im in my second year at college ive stopped playing football which has always been my passion and i have no contact with my friends from school. I always look at photos on fbook and wish i had stayed in contact. Anyway now i have only a few friends that i rarely see and im still self consious. I let my hair grow out. Girls sometimes shout "your fit" to me at college but i dont know what to say and im really shy with strangers. I know it sounds a bit bad to be worrying about but i hate my hair and want it short but am scared bevause of my ears. I dont know if ive made any sense but there you go thats my problems! Was just wondering if anyonehad advice for me. One last thing i never leave the house apart from college and i joke around with my family like nothings wrong and they have no idea i feel this way