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the one thing that bothers me, and keeps me from being more productive at school , is all the regrets from highschool, and the people who made fun of me…sometimes I see them at college and I don’t know whether to talk to them or not. I’ve been so depressed over this that I had to leave drop out and take a leave of absence my fall semester because I became really depressed. How do I get over who I was in highschool..?
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Let go of worries about what people think of you because of what's on your blog and what has happened in the past. What's done is done. It's gone. It's over. One thought I used in high school was this: I realized one day that I rarely paid much attention to other people's blunders and mistakes, and when I did notice them, I didn't remember them for long. If I pay so little attention to other people's errors, surely they don't pay that much attention to mine. Attention spans can be amazingly short.
Where to go from here? Here's a simple recommendation:
Smile at people. When you pass someone in the hall and notice him or her looking at you, smile like you're glad to see that person. No pressure to talk or say, "Hi." It won't take long before people begin to smile back. When you smile at people, you brighten their day, and it makes them feel good. Soon (it might be a week; it might be a couple months), they might begin to see you as a friend, making it easier to talk and get to know each other.
Good luck!