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does anyone else feel like younger than your actual age? i'm 19 years old yet i still feel as if i was 10 or something, i always thought what would it be like when i grew up, i thought that at this age i'd be finished with school, go clubbing or partying, have many friends and have a well paying job. yet i've never been to a party or a club, i'm still unsure about what i wanna do and i just kinda feel like that people around me are functioning adults while i'm stuck in one place. i don't mind it on the most parts, i always enjoyed my alone time without too many people, yet at the same time i wonder if anyone else feels the same? i still enjoy childlike things such as stuffed animals, daydreaming about fairies and stuff and most of the time i just really miss being a kid because that's the only time i felt like my true self. i'm still her and she's still me. so i was just wondering if anyone feels the same?
feeling like a different age
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Acacia
I do feel like that as well sometimes.
I've just come to the conclusion that growing up isn't as straight forward as people make it seem. I also enjoy a lot of things in life that would be deemed as childish despite my age, and honestly, I feel like a lot of people feel this way!
I believe that societal norms play a big role in people feeling like they “have to grow up” once they reach a certain age, but I wouldn't stress about it! Don't worry about not being done with school or not having a super awesome job, (tbh I find those to be super unrealistic goals anyway). Just do what you like and take your time with stuff. You don't need to have your entire future planned out, you're still really young, there are a lot of things to explore and figure out! :)
thank you so much for this comment!! <3 t i couldn't agree more that the society plays a big role in all of this, when a person has even slightly different interests or something they enjoy that's outside of the social ,,norms'', society has tendencies to point that out. i'm trying to accept myself as i am and try not to care too much what other people think of me. i also think it's because when i was a kid i felt like the future was so far away and once i've hit adulthood i felt like i had to have everything done and figured out at the same time. but sometimes society and parents keep firgetting that technically we're still kids who are getting adapted to the world and that we still need help sometimes from other people. honestly, thank you again for your comment, it gave me a new view on all of this! ^^
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