i'm 19, and felt/sometimes still feel the same way. i lost most of adolescence to my ocd, depression, and anxiety. i don't think i started having "normal" high school experiences until this last year (though i did just graduate, and will be headed to college, something i never thought would be possible). i missed all the hanging out with friends, the separating myself from my parents and gaining independence, the typical high school experiences. some of them i can make up for, and i am working hard on that. others i can't have, but i'm trying to move past that, and focus on not losing my college years...
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