comicboy I had SAD all the way up through high school. it's ok, it doesn't mean you don't have friends or you aren't a normal person. it just doesn't come as easy. I was made fun of through HS cause I was just socially awkward. it helped a lot in college to get involved in lots of different activities, and work for freshman orientation as a team leader and supervisor... it got me over my fear of being in public and I learned to not care what other people think. I was always worried people were making fun of me, if I ever heard laughter when I was somewhere. even if they weren't talking about me.