Does anyone feel like theyre lagging behind than everyone else is?
Everyone else has already has some things that they wanna do and have some motivations to do things but I honestly feel so shitty and yet useless for honestly doing nothing but repeat the things ive been doing this whole summer. I had a talent for drawing or just which they said I have a talent for it but I stopped doing for a long time ago due to comparing myself through everyone elses improvement and which made me have no more motivation but yet I still feel a little jealous for everyone who draws. I am jealous of everyone which made me even jealous of my own friends. I feel so bad about myself that I cant stop myself thinking about these stuff and js keeps on comparing my life to theirs. Am I just honestly a bad person for having these thoughts which sometimes makes me resent them for it due to my jealousy? for them having such life? but then who am I to do that? I am someone who lacks motivation and confidence to do anything to improve myself which I just let someone else take that opportunity rather than them who tries for their opportunity to do something that they wanted to do.
In regards to feeling like lagging behind,specifically in life, I relate. Seeing everyone my age or older making steps or plan to progress in being successful, go outside and genuinely have fun, or know so many things I never did…. It makes me feel like I’m not doing enough, and even if I have the urge to be like them, I get overwhelmed so easi...... reply
it’s okay we’re all still young and kicking! you have so much time to improve yourself and figure out your own motivations too. something that helped me is saying there are much worse people in life doing way worse than u at the same age. It sounds bad but helped me so many times. Also, imagine if your favourite character is you right now. Imag...... 1 reply
Hey, it's totally fine. We've all been comparing our lives from other people one way or another and that's completely normal. I mean, I think that's how we all form our standards as human beings. We sort things in categories and label them as "bad" or "good" in accordance to what we like or want in reflection to our experiences; and being able to d...... reply
Honestly yeah, like most people my age are dating, going to parties, smoking, drinking and I do none of that bc I don't like the idea of doing those things.
To be honest sometimes it feels like I'm missing out when I hear them talking about how much fun they're having, it's like FOMO but I don't really care at the same time reply
This topic genuinely haunts me 24/7 Two or three years ago I was struggling in school, barely making the cut to pass even with such low standards and it ate at me every day and night of my life, especially the guilt of seeing my parents' reactions to my grades and hearing them badmouth me, calling me a deadbeat. Of course I eventually got theough i...... 2 reply