Amy,
Living your life for others is a sure way of being unhappy. Mainly because others never get to experience the real you. This will surely tick them off, which only leads you to bend over backwards to please them even more.
The real you will shine- once you let it. The real you is incredibly easy to love as well.
There's nothing wrong with bothering your school counsellor, that's what they're paid for. Use them, they want to help those who want to help themselves.
A great book to read is' piling your own strings' by Dr Wayne Dyer. It will help you ask for what you rightly deserve.