I dont have any friends, feeling alone!

Jente, 14

Heii! Jeg lærer fortsatt Norsk så er ikke så flink, jeg håper det går greit hvis jeg skriver på engelsk. So i am very scared of how things are gonna work out in my school because i cant speak Norwegian more than 40 precent. Now i go to welcome class , i dont have any friends there. I feel left out and i can rlly go up to anyone because of the languge. Girls in my school seem rude, none of them want to talk with me. I know its compliceted but at least they could have tried. I tried, to talk with some girls in 8th grade but they literally just started laughing when i spoke Norwegian and said hei. Im very scared and dont know what to do. Any tips?

Svar

Spørsmålet og svaret er mer enn ett år gammelt. Endringer i lovverk og regelverk kan ha skjedd etter den tid. Se spørsmål og svar som ligner for nyere spørsmål.

Hi,

Thank you for reaching out to us and sharing your question with ung.no.

I fully understand this is an overwhelming and challenging situation for you.

There are many young people of your age who generally find social life at school challenging, but who nevertheless do not dare to talk about it. The first step to getting better is that you talk to someone about it. It`s not okay of those girls to laugh at all. You just tried to talk and make friends with them, right? I think you should talk about it with someone.

I would recommend for you to start by reaching out to your parents, your teacher or the nurse ("helsesykepleier") at your school og your local health station for youth ("Helsestasjonen for ungdom"). They can help you out of it.

I also recommend that you write down your feelings as it may be easier to show the letter to the person you are talking to. You can also show your question from ung.no to them as well.

I hope you reach out to someone and wish you the very best!

Vennlig hilsen

helsesykepleier

Besvart: 31.1.2023