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Social Life

Social life:

- Try to always have a smile on your face

- Hold your head high while walking (it won't kill you)

- Make eye contact when talking (for god sakes at least try)

- Don't look submissive, body language is the key

- Keep it low-key, but not low-key to the point that in January there are still classmates who don't know your name (been there done that)

- When/if people make fun of you a lot of times it's not about you, don't take it personal

- Don't take your meds in front of people (or at least be discreete about it)

- If you feel a panic attack coming hide, take your pill and tell an adult if needed

- Don't forget you don't want to get people's attention because you look like you need help, you want to get their attention because you make them feel good (and that will only happen if you feel good)

- (in the beginning) when people invite you to something try to say yes BUT if you say no don't complain that you couldn't make friends after

- Talk to people to make friends (that easy)

- Try to talk about general subjects and your likes (just don't be a snob about it), you never know if someone thinks the same

- Don't assume you can't get along with someone if they appear to be very different than you

- Don't pretend to be something you're not to have friends

- Don't trust easily and don't trust everyone (you better have learned your lesson)

- Not everyone who looks friendly is a friend (I hope you know that by now)

- You will always find fake people in your life, just pay attention and stay away from them

- Don't surround yourself with bad people because you're afraid of being alone (you know it will end badly, again)

- Don't go through bad paths just because you're friends do

- If you don't like someone you don't have to be friendly but always be polite

- Not everyone is going to like you and you're not going to like everyone

- It's the first year of three, don't create unnecessary problems with anyone (it will not only be bad for you but for your class)

- Get the fuck away from drama

- If your first attempt of making a friend fails there will ALWAYS be more, don't give up

- Friends come and go

- Do NOT date anyone older (again), or anyone at all please (if you do and it fucks you up it's all your fault)

- Don't do anything you don't want to and don't let anyone manipulate you into doing it

- In worst case scenario if you don't relate to anyone in your class don't mope about it. There is a whole school out there

- It's not the end of the world if you are alone (and even though you won't want to you can always go up to Duarte)

- Have school spirit, you'll regret it if you don't

- Capture your memories (and don't delete them)

- Forget the labels

- You do you

- Put yourself out there

- Don't avoid people

- This is the youngest you'll ever going to be, have fun