u/Huge-Bill4047

Earlier today I was genuinely happy. I was hanging out with friends, talking to my mum, and everything felt pretty normal. But as soon as it got late at night, everything changed and I started overthinking absolutely everything.
I run a YouTube channel and make content online. Recently my videos have actually been doing well. I’ve had videos get tens of thousands of views and some short-form videos get hundreds of thousands of views, but lately I don’t even feel happy when they do well anymore. Instead I just worry that everything I make in the future is going to flop and that I’ve just been lucky so far.
I’m also about to move away from my hometown, leave my friends behind, and start at a new school. I’ve been trying to stay positive about it, but I think it’s stressing me out more than I realize.
The weird thing is that I don’t understand why I feel this bad tonight. It feels like it came out of nowhere. I feel lonely even though I have friends. I feel unwanted even though people seem to care about me. I feel unhappy with myself and like I mess everything up.
I’ve been having thoughts about not wanting to be here anymore because life feels overwhelming, but at the same time I don’t actually want to lose my family, friends, or future. It’s more like I want the stress, pressure, and constant overthinking to stop.
Has anyone else gone through something similar, especially with YouTube burnout, moving schools, or feeling completely different at night compared to during the day?
I’d really appreciate any advice or hearing from people who’ve been through this before.

I might be moving away soon, and honestly, I don’t know how to feel about it.

I’ve lived in a small country town for the last 6 years. For most of that time, I always wanted to move somewhere bigger. I thought a fresh start would be exciting, and I was always asking when we’d finally leave.

Now that it’s actually becoming a possibility, everything feels different.

Over the years, I’ve built friendships and connections that I never expected to have. I’ve gotten comfortable. I know the people around me, the teachers know me, and school feels familiar. I walk in each day knowing who I’m going to talk to and who I’ll be sitting with.

What hurts is knowing that if I move, I’ll never find the exact same people again.

I know I’ll make new friends. I know there will be good people wherever I go. But there is only one version of the friendships I have now. Only one set of memories, inside jokes, experiences, and connections.

I think that’s what’s making this so hard. It’s not the new place I’m worried about. It’s leaving behind people who have become such a normal part of my life.

For anyone who’s moved away from friends before, how did you deal with it? Did the friendships last? Did it get easier? I’d genuinely love to hear your experiences.

Just a little bit curious

Hi, I’m a high school student and I wanted to get some honest input from teachers about something that happened today.

In class, I asked to go to the bathroom and was told to wait because another student had already gone. I understood that and waited until she came back. When I asked again, my teacher said no and told me to wait until the next class, even though there were only about 10 minutes left.

I explained that there usually isn’t enough time between classes to go, and some classmates mentioned the same, but he still said no.

At that point, I felt like I really couldn’t wait, so I left the classroom anyway.

While I was in the bathroom, I sent a quick voice message to my mum explaining what happened. When I came out, my teacher was outside the bathroom door and said he had overheard everything. He then told me it seemed like I had only left class to use my phone, which wasn’t my intention.

I understand that leaving class without permission isn’t ideal, but I’m trying to understand the situation from a teacher’s perspective as well.

Is there a better way I should have handled this? And is it normal for a teacher to follow a student to the bathroom in this kind of situation?

I’m asking because I don’t want this to turn into a bigger issue, and I’d rather handle it more maturely going forward.

I’m a high school student and this happened in one of my classes today.

I asked to go to the bathroom, but my teacher told me to wait because another student had already gone. I waited until she came back, then asked again. At that point, he said no and told me to wait until the next class, even though there were only about 10 minutes left.

I explained that there usually isn’t enough time between classes to go, and some classmates supported that, but he still refused.

I genuinely needed to use the bathroom, so I made the decision to leave anyway.

While I was in the bathroom, I sent a short voice message to my mum explaining what had happened. When I came out, my teacher was outside the bathroom door and told me he had overheard everything. He then accused me of only leaving class to use my phone, which wasn’t the reason I went.

For context, he had left the class he was supervising and followed me to the bathroom in another building.

My mum has since emailed him about the situation, and I have another class with him tomorrow, so I’m not sure how this is going to go.

AITA for leaving the classroom in this situation?

Edit - I’m a male.