is it wrong for my family to tell me to change myself?

If you have a cut on ur skin.... you can choose to ignore it... or to clean it up.

when you ignore it and dont clean it... you might avoid the pain from cleaning it up NOW... but it may lead to a bigger scar or an infection in the future.

When you choose to accept the pain of cleaning it up right away... you avoid getting a bigger scar or infection in the future.

This same thing works with social skills... is being social for you painfull now? Its still WORTH it.. to do it, because now u are 15.. u are in school and are young. but you will once be 30.. .40... 50... You wont be the first nor the last person that has chosen to accept the pain and get better socially.. or keep escaping (and drawing in the back of the class) and not adress it...

you have a social problem but also a problem of escaping life.

I think the answers your parents gave you are quite good...YOU are MORE than just your interests... your interests SHOULD change the older you get... so if ur interests now are stopping you from getting better socially.. you should deffinetly change your interests.

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