I want to make friends, but can't be myself!?

It's true that school and work are good ways to meet people your age, but you can also meet people doing other things. If you meet someone who's interested in the things you are, you will have something to talk about, and maybe you won't be so shy. Find some activity you really like and find some group-orientated way to do that activity. For example, if you like making art, find a group that does sketches in a museum or take a painting cl for teenagers. You could also give another shot at meeting people online, but I'd suggest a video chat site since that resembles real life a bit more. Check out a href="http://www.6rounds.com." rel="nofollow"http://www.6rounds.com./a You can search for people by location. Also, Google around and see if there are any civic organizations in your town that you could volunteer with -- recycling group, animal shelter, etc. A lot of those have teenagers as members, too, and then tend to me more mature than your average high schooler.