How old do you really feel?

[zollers_sporks]

I'm 18 but feel really mature for my age.

Hate to break it to everyone but i'm 14-and I just feel really old..whenever I do things I feel old..sad life for me

 

[WaileaNoRei]

I feel like I feel younger than I am (I’m in my 30s). when I was younger I had some mental health issues that kept me from fully experiencing and enjoying a lot of things. So I am happy to be able to still grow and make up for lost time now.

Of course, my body is starting to remind me I’m not in my 20s anymore. I don’t have any real issues but more like can’t bounce back from my own foolishness as easily).

I have also always looked very young to other people and was mistaken for a high schooler until i was in my late 20s.

 

[visibleghost]

I feel like I feel younger than I am (I’m in my 30s). when I was younger I had some mental health issues that kept me from fully experiencing and enjoying a lot of things. So I am happy to be able to still grow and make up for lost time

oh mood
i feel weird because it's like i was never really a child or teen because i was just mentally ill the entire time. now i'm better and didn't mature in the same ways others my age did, while i'm way more mature/"old" in other ways. it's weird

 

[WaileaNoRei]

oh mood
i feel weird because it's like i was never really a child or teen because i was just mentally ill the entire time. now i'm better and didn't mature in the same ways others my age did, while i'm way more mature/"old" in other ways. it's weird

yes, that’s it exactly! You’ve been through a lot so you have a certain maturity that comes with that, but on the other hand you feel behind in other ways. For me this was especially true of social stuff, but also some life skill/ self care skills that just weren’t a priority at the time.

Glad you are doing better now too!❤

 

[ting1984]

^ I'm in that kind of group, too! Though I think I more or less feel my age, I'm nonetheless often told I look younger, but often act older -- but only when I'm at baseline, and I have this very studious, serious, academic vibe. When I'm angry, I can still come across as immature, though I've gotten better about this over time.

 

[CrankyCupcake]

I feel like I'm in my late teens even though my body rudely reminds me every day that I'm in my 50s.

Long-winded explanation follows. Being older means I take longer to explain anything.

When I was younger, in my early teens, I felt I was older in my head. In retrospect, I was just angry and angsty about people and things that I could not control. As I grew up and became more independent, I felt more my age. Not so angsty. So in my 20s, I felt like a 20-something. After getting married and becoming a parent, I felt older again, because it was difficult balancing priorities. We had to make sacrifices in our lifestyle because baby comes first. Then baby grew up and went to school, and I started feeling younger again. Because I had time for myself again, I could pick up new hobbies, do the stuff I enjoy doing. Baby is now a working adult. I feel like I've become the kid in the family instead because I read more comics, watch more anime and play more games than my kid does. (His idea of a perfect game to play is chess. )

I believe, how young I feel depends on how much control I have over my own life, how much time I can spend doing what I want instead of doing what I must or what I should.

I don't know what the future holds, so there's still some anxiety about that, especially since my body is not what it used to be. Today I may feel like I'm 19. Tomorrow I may curse and swear about being closer to 90. That's life, I guess. Constant adjustment is required.

 

[Cosmic-chan]

18 but feel like 10 tbh

 

[Nosfurratu]

I’m 24 but I feel 18. Like I haven’t grown or matured since 18

 

[skogkyst]

I'm 19 and I feel like I'm in age limbo - I don't feel like an adult at all but I have a lot more freedoms so I do in a way, but I definitely don't feel high-school aged. College just comes across to me as more of transitional phase between high school and real life, sort of, and I think my perception of my age comes from that.

 

[HailRaven]

I'm 30. I dont feel it.
I've got a son (4)
So I feel like I get to relive my childhood. Haha.
I Play with Lego and watch disney films. Showed him super mario the other day and we had a blast.

Though when I work out I feel like I'm 90...

 

[nightglow]

I'm 29 but my body feels like it is in its 40s or 50s but my mind I would guess feels like it is around 25?

 

[Seastar]

I'm still feeling a lot younger than I actually am. Maybe that will change the day I get a job...

 

[DarkDesertFox]

It's hard to describe honestly. Physically with my health and energy levels I feel really old. Mentally honestly I probably still feel like I'm 17-18 sometimes. That mix of "I have responsibilities but I want to have fun" type of mindset. While I'm a grown adult I still have yet to experience the full level of adulthood so I definitely feel behind in that department.

 

[eseamir]

I feel like the older I get the less I actually feel like an adult haha, when I was 17-18 I thought I was Mature and now at 26 I'm like does anyone ever actually know what they're doing??? who is ever Really an adult??

 

[Fjoora]

I legit turned 30 this year, and I get mistaken for someone between the ages of 17 and 25. I probably feel somewhere around 23 years old, like nothing has altered for me outside of my expanded knowledge. I'm just me.

 

[Mars Adept]

I’m 17. How I feel varies, but I guess most of the time I feel like I’m about 5.

 

[petaI]

physically i feel 80. mentally i feel 12

 

[Mr_Persona]

I feel like my age. But when l was 10, l acted pretty mature and l stayed that way rest of the teen years and then l grew more mature which is fine for my age. Still don't understand why my brother hasn't grow up.

 

[Zane]

roughly a hundred and three

 

[eggie_]

mentally i am 3 years old but physically my body feels like its 76 and in the retirement home