When Was Your "Awkaward Stage"?

[Zhukov]

I'll let you know when its over.....

Ha! I was trying to think of a witty way to this but I think you beat me to it.

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OT: 13-17 sucked pretty hard as I recall. I mean, I'm still a terminally awkward individual at 24 but those years were in a whole different league. However, I doubt that's unusual, teenagers being teenagers and all.

 

[Kae]

I'd say all of my childhood to maybe 18, I was barely even able to talk back then, I mean , if you tried to speak to me I would only answer by nodding or shaking my head, in fact a lot of people thought I was mute it was kinda funny, and even when I talked it was in really short and to the point sentences, I'm very sure you're thinking that sort of behaviour on a teenager surely most make people think you're retarded or something like that, but considering that I was really short to the point that people still thought I was 10 when I was 17 it didn't look that odd, but then I turned 18 and bam I suddenly grew up, and now I'm fairly tall, so anyway considering that I'm still very silent though not that much and the fact that I always look bored and uninterested, I really doubt I'll stop being awkward but I'd say I'm well past my awkward stage by now.

 

[RustlessPotato]

I suppose between 14 and 17. I had very long hair and dressed up with t-shirts with skulls on them etc... I had a t-shirt where a woman was sodomized by Satan, but I wasn't allowed to wear it at school after a day ^^. Listened to a lot of metal etc, was a bit rude and rebellious to my teachers. Even though I never got scores below 80% and played classical piano quite well. (I even got a 100% on a physics exam). I think I was just bored at that school and that's why i was the way I was.

Then I became 18 2 years ago and was on my way to University, so I gave myself a change to "reboot". Cut my hair rather short and now I dress rather neat but casual. Still listen to heavy metal and classical piano so that hasn't changed. But i'm not bored anymore

 

[Supertegwyn]

Never had an awkward stage.

I have this uncanny ability to charm almost anybody I want to. (no, really)

 

[Mighty Lighty]

I'm in a weird situation on where the things I like counter things I'm good at
For example I love science and reading up on it but I do awful in exams
I love games but I lack the artistic and mathematical mindset to make them
I enjoy theatre but rarely get a part in my local youth society

and to top it of I appear smart (use of long words, knowing a small bit about everything but not enough to be seen as "good" at it)
So now as the end of high school approaches I have no idea what I want to do.
Stiff upper lip and all that

 

[Phasmal]

Thanks to my hearing problems combined with my inner-ear/balance issues I will ALWAYS be awkward! (That and I have no spacial awareness).

 

[The Diabolical Biz]

Between the age of about 12 and 15.

Then I kinda got humour, and learned to take a joke. I've got on pretty well since then.

 

[Camembert]

My awkward stage started at the age of about 23. It was hideous. I lost the ability to communicate with others almost entirely, to the extent where even going to the shops and interacting with the cashiers was hell for me. Thankfully mustering the courage to dedicate myself to four days' voluntary work a week has helped me to improve things to the point where I'm almost normal again at the age of 25.

captcha: i'm blushing O_O

 

[vrbtny]

About 7 to 13. I got it out of the way early. Ever since then I've been epic.

 

[miketehmage]

High School. I discovered videogames in primary school and the real world stopped being interesting in comparison. I reached highschool where you need lots of interaction to do well socially but I didn't. I never found the work difficult either so I generally had a lot of time to myself. I branched out more in the last two years and had a better time of it, really got better during university.

Pretty much this. Except when I branched out I had the time of my life and by the time I reached University I didn't want to make new friends to replace the great ones I had just made. But oh well.

 

[TheVioletBandit]

It starts when I leave my apartment and ends when I return.

 

[Broady Brio]

From 2003-Present. But most dominantly 2003-2009

People are poo-poo. That is all.

 

[Jonluw]

Lower secondary (13-16 years) and the beginning of upper secondary (16-17 years).

I ended up near the bottom of the social hierarchy in lower secondary, and as a result never really learned social skills.

At upper secondary, I met decent people, and consequently stumbled around like a newborn. I instinctually assumed all compliments were sarcasm, since that was the only kind of compliment classmates had given me before.
Then I started forming bonds with some people in class. Started drinking, started smoking, and now things are shaping up to be a relatively normal life.

It didn't really dawn on me how comparatively poorly I'd been treated in lower secondary until I met the decent folks in upper secondary. Realizing this sort of sent me into a depression too.
Bad times all around.

 

[Auninteligentname]

I'm still in that stage, and at this rate, I'll stay in that stage forever.

 

[LadyTiamat]

age 11-20, in my second year of university I gained more confidence in myself and i can say I am glad to get out of it!

 

[Palademon]

For me I'd say primary school.
For other students they'd say I was still in it in secondary school, because being different and being picked on is apparently a sign that you need to come out of your shell. These are the kinds of people that thought since I am friends with the nerdiest person in school that the reason is that I can't make other friends...despite having mutual friends with the people who thought this...

Although, I have Asperger's, so my whole life is probably an awkward stage.

And I can tell there will be someone who reads that last line and facepalms. But I still have very limited interests in which I don't try very hard in so it's easy to find someone more devoted than me. Even though I cna easily find people with similar interests, I still have toruble being interested in them, don't make many friendes, and don't manage to spend much time with friends, I've always been single, and I don't even have birthday parties.

 

[BlackStar42]

I'm a bit better now, but the worst stage was the last two years of secondary school (14-16). I was really shy and quiet, and had a strange phobia of girls. I'm still quieter than most, but most of the awkwardness is gone now.

 

[mental_looney]

pretty sure I was an awkward and odd child and now i'm just an awkward and still probably odd adult, never really went away

 

[DrgoFx]

I have this really...odd period. 6th and 7th grade was perfectly fine for me. I had friends and I did decent and school and that's all I really could ask for. I didn't care much about girlfriends or sex at that point in time. 8th Grade to 10th grade however is when I had my "awkward stage." I was home schooled through most of that time, but physically, mentally and socially I knew it was my awkward stage. I'm now coming to this point where I'm getting some confidence in myself, but I could be better. So I'm coming out of that awkward stage, I would say. My Acne's died down, medication helps, I've been putting myself through physical work-outs to bulk myself up a bit, and I have pretty good grades in school. Now all I need is to get to college and get friends. And not move.

 

[The Funslinger]

The first four years of secondary school. I spent the last year of that trying to undo that damage. Still haven't quite succeeded, and it's amazing how condescending people can be when they have firmly fixed in their mind that they're better than you.

Now I'm in A level college though, and I'm just awesome. I've just decided to use the predisposed skills stemming from my sociopathy to get by.

Lower secondary (13-16 years) and the beginning of upper secondary (16-17 years).

I ended up near the bottom of the social hierarchy in lower secondary, and as a result never really learned social skills.

At upper secondary, I met decent people, and consequently stumbled around like a newborn. I instinctually assumed all compliments were sarcasm, since that was the only kind of compliment classmates had given me before.
Then I started forming bonds with some people in class. Started drinking, started smoking, and now things are shaping up to be a relatively normal life.

It didn't really dawn on me how comparatively poorly I'd been treated in lower secondary until I met the decent folks in upper secondary. Realizing this sort of sent me into a depression too.
Bad times all around.

Actually, this sums me up pretty well. I was actually diagnosed with clinical depression, but that had other contributing factors. I've gotten by beginning to end without medication though, so I see that as a point of pride.

One thing was that I lost my virginity really young to someone who didn't go to our school. I think that just made a lot of things worse.