Is it normal to be absolutely terrified to grow up?

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Is it normal that I'm incredibly scared of growing up? It's not like I don't want to be an "adult" or that I think it will be terrible. I feel like I'm not ready and I have an urge to run away from it. I feel like adulthood is running at me full speed but I'm not ready to say goodbye to my childhood. It feels like I'm being pushed off a builbeing into being an adult and I can't stop it. If I could, I would crawl under a rock until I'm ready. So is this fear common when growing up or is this a genuine fear that I might never get over?

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  • shuggy-chan
    12 years ago

    normal and its same for lots of people, the trick it to just take it little by little, and try to keep you inner child, like me. ask anyone, im a huge gooftard, but i learned to shut it off when need be

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    • Shackleford96
      12 years ago

      I can vouch for that :P

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  • FireBlaze666
    12 years ago

    I will admit that your "fear" is fine. Some people don't want to grow up to see what is going to happen to them mext. Eather way you do the same things as you as a child or adult, but paying taxes or trying to raise a family would make some people anxious or even fearful of growing up. Life is something you can't escape.

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  • Shackleford96
    12 years ago

    Just take it day by day; these feelings you are having are completely normal. Trust me, you will be just fine :)

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  • Avant-Garde
    12 years ago

    It's normal. I'm scared to become old and decrepit. I don't want to face all the problems that come with old age. I want to be an "adult" too and it's something that I'll have to accept if I want to continue living this life. But I still can't shake the fears that come from it.

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