Dig into what happens to your brain during adolescence that changes how you value, understand, and connect to friends.
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I'm 13 and I do not have an actual real friend that you hang out with and talk to a lot with, I never had a genuine friend until I was 11 but we argued 24/7 and were friends for about few months, ever since I was in nursery till year 8 (7th grade) I never hung out with anyone and I was so quiet and shy my whole life esp at skl, I was even yelled at by teachers for being too quiet and I didn't and still dont even know how to talk to others properly but I was (and still am) just so scared to talk to others my heart hurts so badly and beats so fast when I am in a social situation, I hate when I'm around lots of people I literally struggle to breathe, people keep telling me to be friends with others but when I tried to they dont understand me at all, I recently started to talk to someone who considered me a friend and even they dont understand me, she keeps telling me that she will help me overcome whatever thing is wrong with me but all she does is force me into MORE social situations, but I want to be with her still since its the only way ill ever feel something other than emptiness, loneliness and numb, I want her to distract me from all those emotions, idk what to do anymore n idk what's wrong with me.
I don't have a social life and no friends and my heart started beating fast throughout the video out of anxiety that my adolescence is gonna be wasted soon for nothing
The video is educative and enlightening. Indeed, friendship has an impact on our brains. Watching about the numerous ways that our brains are structured to react to social engagement and human connection was really intriguing. Despite the widespread belief that our families have the greatest influence on us, our friends and neighbors really have a more significant impact on how we develop. I noticed that some of the information presented in the video was oversimplified or even inaccurate. For example, while oxytocin does contribute to social bonding, it is not always the only hormone that is responsible for that. It would be nice to add additional complexity to the analysis of this subject 🙂
I think there has good side and also bad side One of the good side of friendship is your friend help kind of work for you When it comes to bad side it is your friend may lie you and break your faith😢
I do long for irreplaceable friends. It’s hard to connect to other teens due to my lack of phone use and infrequent, but passionate times I decide to communicate.
It’s kinda like wanting the feeling that doesn’t exist to specifically myself. Seeing the lack of strong bonds, i have blamed many a personality flaw on myself. From described above, to the feelings of betrayal from my early childhood, to adhd turned to confirmed autism.
Perhaps I can say that my patience has eroded, along with my mental health. Well, one day I will accept myself, even if my mind overloads multiple times.
Wow! We never really thought about it this way. Who is the best? You are! Wish you the best. You are the best TED-Ed we love you and Thank You And May God Bless You
i try to stay loyal to my best friend by spending time with him and listen to his thoughts, but he see me as annoying person cause i always looking for him. i always asked him to join discord to talk or chill when he have problem or stressed. but now he see me as annoying person, what should i do?
I wish I had been true to my teenage friends…all those years I tried so hard to be a good friend. I turned myself what they needed me to be, instead of being my original self. It's true I was trying to figure myself out…but I didn't get the space I needed. It's been 5 years since we shared dorm and classes, but what I then hoped to be special is something I resent now…. dear friends! No you didn't know who I was…and we were'nt the same…we don't share wevelengths, although you believe the opposite and I never corrected you.
I'm 13 and I do not have an actual real friend that you hang out with and talk to a lot with, I never had a genuine friend until I was 11 but we argued 24/7 and were friends for about few months, ever since I was in nursery till year 8 (7th grade) I never hung out with anyone and I was so quiet and shy my whole life esp at skl, I was even yelled at by teachers for being too quiet and I didn't and still dont even know how to talk to others properly but I was (and still am) just so scared to talk to others my heart hurts so badly and beats so fast when I am in a social situation, I hate when I'm around lots of people I literally struggle to breathe, people keep telling me to be friends with others but when I tried to they dont understand me at all, I recently started to talk to someone who considered me a friend and even they dont understand me, she keeps telling me that she will help me overcome whatever thing is wrong with me but all she does is force me into MORE social situations, but I want to be with her still since its the only way ill ever feel something other than emptiness, loneliness and numb, I want her to distract me from all those emotions, idk what to do anymore n idk what's wrong with me.
Nah, I'm better connected with my childhood friends than friends I made in high-school
I am a bad friend •́ ‿ ,•̀
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I enjoyed being with my friends long before my teenage years. Maybe I was just a precocious little thing
Theory of mind lol
I wonder if friendship impacts your brain the same way love does?
RIGHT! frequency friend 🙂
Great video
I don't have a social life and no friends and my heart started beating fast throughout the video out of anxiety that my adolescence is gonna be wasted soon for nothing
Priya and the speaker demonstrate an exceptional friendship that is unique due to their close bond and understanding of each other.
The video is educative and enlightening. Indeed, friendship has an impact on our brains. Watching about the numerous ways that our brains are structured to react to social engagement and human connection was really intriguing. Despite the widespread belief that our families have the greatest influence on us, our friends and neighbors really have a more significant impact on how we develop. I noticed that some of the information presented in the video was oversimplified or even inaccurate. For example, while oxytocin does contribute to social bonding, it is not always the only hormone that is responsible for that. It would be nice to add additional complexity to the analysis of this subject 🙂
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I don't think I made or had any strong or consistent friendships in my adolescence. Feels like time and opportunity waisted.
good job thanks
I am crying rn
Im 20 years old man and I don’t have true friends
I can’t relate
I think there has good side and also bad side One of the good side of friendship is your friend help kind of work for you
When it comes to bad side it is your friend may lie you and break your faith😢
Impact not only affect, terribly
I do long for irreplaceable friends. It’s hard to connect to other teens due to my lack of phone use and infrequent, but passionate times I decide to communicate.
It’s kinda like wanting the feeling that doesn’t exist to specifically myself. Seeing the lack of strong bonds, i have blamed many a personality flaw on myself. From described above, to the feelings of betrayal from my early childhood, to adhd turned to confirmed autism.
Perhaps I can say that my patience has eroded, along with my mental health.
Well, one day I will accept myself, even if my mind overloads multiple times.
And then it gets harder making new friends as you grow older :/
I have asbeger and i have a hard to connect other people,
And almost every one dont understand me.
I have so many friends but they all are so fake😔 and my bffs are also so toxic and demotivating😩…
No friends
just finished my house in minecraft🎉🎉🎉🎉
Wow! We never really thought about it this way. Who is the best? You are! Wish you the best. You are the best TED-Ed we love you and Thank You And May God Bless You
This video is for geeks 😅
Teen hood is difficult
i try to stay loyal to my best friend by spending time with him and listen to his thoughts, but he see me as annoying person cause i always looking for him. i always asked him to join discord to talk or chill when he have problem or stressed. but now he see me as annoying person, what should i do?
ok next you should make how fortnite affect your bran pleas
Last year I met my two amazing friends!!😊
I wish I had been true to my teenage friends…all those years I tried so hard to be a good friend. I turned myself what they needed me to be, instead of being my original self. It's true I was trying to figure myself out…but I didn't get the space I needed. It's been 5 years since we shared dorm and classes, but what I then hoped to be special is something I resent now…. dear friends! No you didn't know who I was…and we were'nt the same…we don't share wevelengths, although you believe the opposite and I never corrected you.
I will tell you who is a friend, it's Ted-Ed!❤