ok so i just wanted to rant a little im in 8th grade and as soon as i started middle school my life started to go down hill. First of all im failing in almost al my classes and im not very smart and have to study. Secod off I don't want to be a Muslim but im scared if i tell my parents he'll be made because there very religious. Third I had a crush on this girl and now the whole school knows. And fourth all my friends are fake i can tell they don't care about me but i cant stop hanging out with them.

I'm really sorry to hear that bud, my parents are Muslims as well and I can see how your parents would react if you told them that lolol. But just try to pray, maybe they're really there and is listening to you. No wait, this goes against your will. Tbh that's what I did, sometimes I got heard and sometimes I'm not. Someone might really be listening to you up there, at least that's what I believe. Atheist might also said it's about lucky coincidence, but trust whichever you want.

No one has replied to this for a day, so I just thought I could lend a reply and try to help even though it doesn't seem to be working like its supposed to.

About that studying, we're currently under quarantine and I'll assume they did the same thing in your country. Why don't you try touching those books in your free time? Also, internet saves the day. Question material and additional information can be found very easily these days.

Stay strong OP, life has ups and downs that for sure. You just need to get through this one. Sorry I couldn't give you advice to all your problems, damn someone else much more experienced than me should really reply to this guy's thread.

I might be able to help with the friends part. I have 3 close friends. None of them know eachother but even though I haven’t talked directly to two of them for years and I haven’t even gone to the same school with one for 6 years and the other for 3, I know I can count on both of them to be there for me. Finding friends will happen naturally. Don’t push people to be your friends, that will get you friends that don’t care about you. All of my close friendships have started because between us we said “why the hell not”, and became friends. Be genuine back and you’ll have a lasting friendship that will ignore every boundary and surpass time!... to be cliche :)

I can understand where you're coming from. I also don't want to be part of the religion my parents are but it's not Muslim, it's just Mormon. I told them and they didn't take too kindly to it. They started enforcing the rules even harder after that. Luckily it's calmed down more now but they still make me do things that I don't feel like doing. In school it's difficult because everybody doesn't learn the same way which is something you've probably already heard. I'm a little bit older than you, I'm in the 11th grade. I can't relate to having the same troubles you do in school but I can say that if you find something you want to work towards for the future like a job or a place you want to live then it will make studying a lot easier 'cause you'll be more motivated. I can relate to the friends part though. Throughout elementary and middle school the friends I thought I had turned out to not be my friends. In the end I was bullied by them 'cause I was the quiet kid. I moved into a new state right before I went to high-school but I wasn't expecting much for friends because I had already moved around in the past but still couldn't make any. In high-school though I was just standing around and it was real hot in the hallway so I just put my cheek against the cool wall. When I did that a guy approached me and started talking to me about what I was doing and now a little more than two years later we're the best of friends. What I'm tryna say is you don't gotta worry about making friends 'cause if you just be yourself it'll just naturally happen. Life does suck and that's not gonna change, the only thing you can do is try to make life suck less than it already does. Just because life sucks though doesn't mean it ain't good sometimes as well so just hang in there and do your best and you'll come across something good.