Question: I'm 13 and in 7th grade sometimes my friends make fun of me without noticing and I've sort of been having low self-esteem. I'm not as outgoing as I used to be. How do I feel good about myself and tell my friends how they make me feel?

Answer: First of all I think its really great that you have the confidence to be aware of how you feel and that you are brave enough to want to confront your friends. So many of us are nervous to tell our friends how they really make us feel because we are afraid that they won't want to be friends with us anymore or that we will appear weak.