So what can you do to shake off that sense of fear, anxiety and discomfort? It forces you to come out of your comfort zone to survive in a new element. Whether you moved out on campus or commute to school everyday, you’re in new territory. You’re back at the bottom of the totem pole. But then you went to post-secondary right after and realized that being King Kong in high school was a short-lived experience. And somewhere along those four years you matured and became a senior. In ninth grade, you were the new kid on the block. I say this because we are all at different mental, emotional and physical stages, and share those four years differently. High school happens at an interesting point in our lives.