How to stop feeling depressed?

[Fort Lauderdale guy]

I just turned 18, but feel depressed all the time about girls. I am a pretty introvert guy at first which gets hard at times and it just brings me down. I feel out of place often and just get stressed out. I try to open up and act extrovert but just feel out of place. I work and breathe with all extroverts and am bad with meeting other girls. I work at a college cafeteria on the weekends (still in high school, senior) and like this one girl at another high school shes going there next year but I have never met her before I see her all over social media but I went to school with her sister but barely knew her either. I don't know why I feel so attracted to her and she seems fairly extrovert and a big into partying which I do sometimes. I want to talk to her but i would feel socially awkward and online would feel like a creep. I am going to a different college but we will be in the same town so it's just hard cause I like my job but know I am considering quitting because it will kill me every time I see her. I try to forget and move on and focus on my own life but sometimes it just gets hard. Just looking for some suggestions because I really want to move on from this.

[LavaMan]

Well you sound like me! the feeling down about being single and getting nervous about talking to girls, I have some of those same problems. it gets to me then it goes away, I'm 16 and in high school, a sophomore. My advice to you is, to be yourself and do what makes you happy! doesn't matter what it is, just do what makes you happy & get ur mind of girls and one might come later.

[ajay]

I have found that chi gong and meditation help tremendously with depression. Hope this helps.

-R.W. Taylor, author of
Opus: Episode 1