I've been backstabbed in the past by a group of friends & ever since I started to distant myself from people. My self esteem has decreased & I've started to be alone more & lost social interest. Any advise to resolve my issue?

Hi Anonymous.  Glad you stopped in at Blurtit.  I hope you'll make an account and join us.  It's a fun place to flex your friendship muscles.  Now, about your question.

Trust:

Most trust issues are actually about trusting yourself, not others.  You need to trust that you are strong enough take it.  People are flawed humans who mess up.  Life has many heartaches.  But the rewards of love and friendships are worth the risk.  You're stronger than you think.

And, you are absolutely right.  To be able to trust in yourself, you'll need to fix the damage done to your self esteem. 

Self esteem:

Step one is to erase that lie they put in your head:  "you're not good enough."  Again, it's a lie!  You most certainly are good enough and worthy of wonderful relationships.

Low self esteem also writes an unreasonable definition of what a 'successful' you should look like.  A successful you is, quite simply, an honest you - just as flawed and marvelous as everyone else.

I highly recommend you go to a professional, like a school counselor, for guidance.  Be sure to find an adult.  Yeah, teenagers like to think they're the best at counseling each other, but it's often the blind leading the blind.

Good luck.  I'm sorry you're hurting now.  I hope you'll check in and let me know how it's going.  🌹