I'm turning 22 tomorrow. I feel I'm getting old and haven't done much like other youngsters do. Should I be worried?
I often read news about a young person, 22 years of age or younger who achieved a great feat, and I get overwhelmed that I will never be able to better that because I am 23. I will not be the youngest to climb Mount Everest, or the youngest to get a scholarship to study in a Ivy League institute, or a young self built millionaire, etc. It takes some time to realize how silly I sound.In one’s life, at any point, there will always be innumerable people who would’ve traveled more than you, tried more cuisines than you, have been to more live concerts than you, slept with more people than you, played more sports than you or have more sorted lives than you etc. And you might feel intimidated by all this.Let me tell you something- Life isn’t a competitive exam where you have to score a higher percentile than everybody else to get somewhere. It is not a race to be won. It is a scenic route to be enjoyed.So, it doesn’t matter if you have “wasted” 22 years or 92. It doesn’t matter if you haven’t done things many others have been able to do by the same age. What matters is the life in front of you. There are people who are self built millionaires whilst still in their teen age, billionaires before 30 and then there are people like Colonel Sanders who started when he was 62 with his KFC brand. The choice is yours. The choice of getting overwhelmed by the things you could’ve done but you didn’t/couldn’t and quit OR choose to seize the day this moment forward.Happy Birthday.
22 and feel so depressed about getting older is this normal?
I'm 22 and have 2 kids a 3 year old and a 3 month old and I don't care about partying, drinking, going out, I feel older then I am but I feel obsessed with not wanting to age and feel depressed that I see my skin changing I hate the smile lines and worry about wrinkles and wish I could find a really good anti wrinkle cream I figure if I start while I'm young it will be better wgen im older. I quite smoking over a year ago and quite tanning all bec I don't want to age faster I feel like people look at me like I'm older then I am so i always ask people how old I look and I get depressed when they even say my age or a year older. I have anxiety about alit of things but I feel its excessive anxiety.
I'm turning 23 years old this year, I'm worrying that I'm getting old without accomplishing anything meaningful in my life, I fear that I might stay the same. What should I do to stop worrying?
Thank you for your request, Dede.The first thing you must do is to realize you and every other 23 year old are probably facing g the same dilemma; I’m 21 and I have the same thoughts. Unfortunately, in this age of social media, people are geared towards posting the positives in their lives, and putting on a charade that makes every one of their followers, believe they are consistently on the path of goodness, which is simply not the case.In reality Dede, everyone is going through some sort of trial and tribulations whether that’s internally, as you are dealing with now, or externally, such as not having a career and only menial jobs, or family issues.Lastly, realize that we are still young and as long as we don’t encounter any quick deaths, we still have at least, 60 years ahead of us. This gives us plenty of time to do what we want to do, and not what society tells us to; which is what the majority does.If you’re a fan of quotes, here are a few of my favorites that get me through those tough times of “not achieving” what we thought we would.“In the end people will judge you anyway, don’t live your life impressing others. Live your life impressing yourself.”~from Raw for Beauty“Waking up to who you are requires letting go of who you imagine yourself to be.”~Alan WattsEven if you're on the right track, you'll get ran over if you just sit there.-Will RogersYou don't have to add anything to be happy, you have to drop something.-From AwarenessSapere Aude—YBI
Is it normal to feel old at 22??
I just turned 22 on the 1st this month. Most people I know are 18 and younger. Most of my "friends" are younger than me...well I have older friends too. I have 8 years until I'm 30!!! I kinda feel old, even thought I look younger than 22. Before you know it, I'll be old! Time flies really fast!!! I DON'T WANNA BE OLD!!!!!!! ='( Has any of you felt that way? I cried two days before my bday.
I'm 22 years old. How can I stop feeling like I'm too old already and lost my chances in life to achieve anything?
hey Pal, you might have heard couple of phrases such as “its never too late to start” or “when you wake up its morning” this are all the words which make you feel positive and relieved but the motivation given by this type of phrases and quotes just last a day or two, if you really want to get motivated and remove the feeling that its too late for you to startup something, I suggest that you should try reading the biographies of the successful people, let me give you an example, the founder of KFC just stared his first outlet at an age of 86 years, by just selling chicken, and in compare to which you are just 22 years. This was my personal favorite as I am bit foodie.If I just give out my personal experience I have one of my friend who stated his bachelors at an age of 26 years, and then after he started his career, now in just 2 years of hardworking and struggle he is at a good position in MNC company, earning handsome amount of money.buddy I will just like to tell you one simple thing, if you really wanna get motivated just go through the life of Albert Einstein, and once you find the reason of life and get the path to move on don’t get preempted to the wrong path, just focus on your goal and just move towards along with the hard-work.I just tried to manage for an example of Einstein. just go through this once.
Is it normal to be sexually attracted to men who are 20 years older than me? I'm a 22-year-old girl.
When you say sexually attracted, does that mean you want a one nighter, or to get married?Men in their late 30’s and early 40’s are definitely sexy. In my experience, they are the best lovers too.If you’re talking about love and marriage. I’d suggest either keeping the age gap close or opening it up a little more. Follow me on this!(15 year gap) you’re 22, he’s 37. Then you’re 37 and he’s 52. Then you’re 52, and he’s 67. In the 15 year gap, you are almost a senior citizen when you have to bury him.(25 year gap). You’re 22, he’s 47. Men are still sexy and healthy at 47. Then when you are 42, he is 67. This means after the funeral, you are still young enough to have fun. To live a little, possibly start another relationship.My point is, keeping the gap close (or far) has advantages but the medium gap can mess up the last quarter of your life.
I'm 22 and dating a 47 year old...he's a genuine nice guy?
...but he was married for 30 years and has three kids - that are all older than me. I really like him and can't stop thinking about him..what should I do? How do you go about telling people about your relationship when you know that they will frown upon it??