He has a physical mark (for want of a better way of explaining without saying what it is) on his face that has caused much bullying and comments (even kind are unwanted) over the years, which caused him to put up barriers.
Lockdown was good for him - his interactions went online… Now that has gone back to normal. He has people he hangs around with at school and is generally happy, but nothing in the evenings or at the weekend. His interactions are through Snapchat (don’t like the app, but that’s the method of communication for his class. Without it, there’d be nothing).
I don’t know how to help or what to do. He starts college in September and I’m torn between seeing it as a fresh start and being terrified for bullying starting again and him being alone.
I’ve noticed that he seems to self sabotage friendships- easier for him to keep people away from him than let them get close and risk them hurting him. Other teens seem to form friendships so easily and are out and about socialising.