<p>I think that you should focus on you instead of comparing yourself to her. I know it's hard, but just try. Look at only yourself, and ask what YOU personally want improved. Grades? Sports? Homework? And then work on them--for yourself. If you do it and push yourself for YOU, then you can gain enough confidence in yourself and hey--she might be surprised at what you've become. Keep her out of your mind. You can do it!!!</p>
<p>"Hey, I'm kind of going throught the same process, though I"m competing with this asian dude, he thinks he's all smart, he thinks he knows everything, he freakin annoying, also...He thinks he's cool. What a f*g. Though I was so worried about this year, you know what? He beat me."</p>
<p>And the moral of the story is...</p>
<p>...</p>
<p>Asian kids are taking over the world; resistance is futile?</p>
<p>lol polter93157, you edited the post directly before my prostitution comment...now my comment looks like it came completely out of the blue and makes no sense whatsoever...not that it made a lot of sense in the first place</p>
<p>haha i inferred that you meant being a trollop could also do wonders for your wallet. do not resist the asian invasion.</p>
<p>Deux.Ex.blablah..
Nah, I'm simply trying to "paint a picture". Ok?</p>
<p>Dos.Equis.Maquina</p>
<p>fruita:</p>
<p>honey, it sounds like that chick is the one with the problem. There is nothing wrong with you! And competing just to beat her isn't necessarily healthy for you either. You don't want to get obsessed with this one goal of "beating her." You should work hard for YOU, not her, and when you're doing something for yourself, the outcome is always better than when you're doing something for an external reason. And if you happen to be better than her, that's just a sweet plus!! Don't just do something to show up another person. You don't want to end up as crazy as she sounds like she is from your description.</p>
<p>AZN INVASION! CheeeeeEEeeeee! sorry, like, half of my friends and I are part of that... except, I'm like fifth generation and only half... so, I kinda don't count that much... yeah i'll stop now.</p>
<p>haha, yeah, me too. seems like a lot of people on this board are "depressed." it'll get better senior year second semester (i hope).</p>
<p>fruita,
Being competitive isn't necessarily a bad thing, however, I have a suggestion. Make yourself your biggest competition. I learned a lesson from my daughter (who happens to be a junior) when she was on the swim team. She wasn't the fastest swimmer on the team, but I always noticed she seemed to be happy when she came up out of the pool and asked the timer for her results. She would smile and say "yes!" ... not because she had placed first, but because she had beaten her previous time. Worrying about how others are doing will only eat away at you. Do your best and you will achieve much! Breathe ... relax ... be yourself!</p>
<p>i want to sincerely thank all of you for your helpful remarks. i am changing the previous goal that i made: I am not going to work hard to beat her, I am going to work hard for myself, to improve my brain and my body in every way I can. I realize that the only reason i allowed my friend to get to me is because she was the one to first start this competition stuff. but now, i only feel sorry that i let this bother me. i will try to post anything that happens over time with my friend and my goals. again, i want to thank all of you - this is the first time i ever spoke about this inner conflict, and it feels so good just to let it all out!</p>