Feeling like you lost out on your youth

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Hi I am a male 38 years old. I lived a sheltered life in a small town. When I was 22 I moved to the other side of the country as there was no opportunities in the small town I lived in. Living on my own in a big city I had little money and I had to do what I could to survive and make ends meet. Now that I am almost 40 I feel sad that I lost my youth. Everyone I speak to has these wild fun stories of crazy and fun things they did in their youth and I never got to experience any of those things. It makes me real depressed. Is this normal?

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  • SmokeEverything
    7 years ago

    Go hitchhike someplace, drink, do coke, smoke weed. You're never to old to enjoy life. Your problem stems from trying to fit into society's expectations of working and contributing to a failing system. Don't be a slave.

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  • Holzman_67
    7 years ago

    Yeah I lost my youth to drugs but it's important to learn self acceptance, forgive yourself, understand why things happened the way they did and then move on and focus on the future.

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    • RoseIsabella
      7 years ago

      Right on, Holzman. I feel like I lost my youth general stupidity and untreated depression and anxiety.

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  • satanniggasandpopsicle
    7 years ago

    you can still do crazy fun stuff now. age doesnt matter

    do what you want in life. you have missed out on nothing

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  • Angelandme
    7 years ago

    You're Hella gay.
    Neckbeards 4 life
    Neckbeards unite!!!

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    • RoseIsabella
      7 years ago

      I read your comment and thought what a stupid thing to say, but then I saw the word neckbeard, and I just had to laugh my ass off. The word neckbeard incites the kind of laughing that can unconstipate a person.

      ROTFLMAO!!!

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      • Angelandme
        7 years ago

        I am a proud wearer of my neck beard and my upbringing in Neckbeards fashion. We did not do things in real life but we still had a childhood lol :D

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  • Justmehere
    7 years ago

    I agree. You're issue isn't with moving out of the small town, it's not taking chances once you were gone. I also grew up in as small town, but moved right after college. There, as most places like that, people either get out early or are lifers. The lifers may have more small-town, never left home stories, but you have them, too. Moving to a bigger area, new experiences, new people (as opposed to the same townspeople you grew up with every damn day).

    You wished you were more daring and lived more in the bigger area, which is perfectly normal. Go make new memories now.

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  • gxdezlh
    6 years ago

    I can kind of relate because I am 20 and I feel like I had a bad childhood.

    It's unfortunate that you didn't have fun during your youth, but be positive. At least you survived your youth. And you can still have fun.

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  • DrSof
    6 years ago

    This is not normal, I can't understand why everyone is agreeing. But just to share my perspective, If your weren't depressed you wouldn't think like that.

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  • LordZesty
    6 years ago

    I feel the same way as you

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  • gitgude
    7 years ago

    gitgude

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  • gitgude
    7 years ago

    gitgude

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  • BlackCatsAreAwesome
    7 years ago

    Same here

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  • JonathanOo
    7 years ago

    Same here .....

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  • bubsy
    7 years ago

    You regret not having more courage. Be braver.

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