• SavvyWolf@pawb.social
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    7 months ago

    Maybe 22 or something.

    Turning 30 in a few months and definitely feel that, due to anxiety and depression, I’ve “wasted” the last 15 years of my life.

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        7 months ago

        Do you also get the “oh don’t be silly, 30 isn’t that old!” attitude from people you confide those fears to? Super annoying.

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          7 months ago

          I had an existential crisis at 33, and it is fucking annoying getting that response.

          I know it’s not that old, but it’s the oldest I have ever been. The 30s was to me like a transition from teenager to adult. It is fucking rough, though it gets a lot better and definitely has perks.

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            7 months ago

            In my experience the problem is not really all that age related at all, it’s just that you’re increasingly aware that you have to find your own meaning in life and that your choices now will directly affect everything that follows.

            Age 25 I didn’t feel like anything really mattered, I had time to fuck up. Now it feels like I have ten years to find something I consider worthwhile or I’ll in all likelihood be permanently fucked.