Discussion Does anyone else just feel like a child again?

[thelostautistic]

I'm nearly 25 but I don't feel my age at all. It's really odd for me to feel this way because growing up I was always told I was "more mature for my age". At the time I saw that as a huge compliment but now looking back I think it's just sad. I'm the oldest girl in a large family and I felt like I had to grow up a lot quicker than I should have. I think part of the being more mature also comes from being Autistic. I didn't always feel like I could relate to my peers and liked being in the company of adults.

Now I'm just stuck. I've unmasked my autism quite a bit over the last few years and I feel like I'm regressing. I feel like a helpless child in a way reliving the past and not being able to move forward. I haven't addressed or dealt with a lot of things that I went through in my childhood so I guess it makes sense? I don't know. This post is so jumbled and I don't really know what I'm trying to get across. Does anybody else feel childlike as an adult? I feel so embarrassed for feeling like this.

 

[Bishop]

I wish. If only to go back to the days of innocence and lack of adulthood burdens.

 

[PanaxMan]

I'm nearly 25 but I don't feel my age at all. It's really odd for me to feel this way because growing up I was always told I was "more mature for my age". At the time I saw that as a huge compliment but now looking back I think it's just sad. I'm the oldest girl in a large family and I felt like I had to grow up a lot quicker than I should have. I think part of the being more mature also comes from being Autistic. I didn't always feel like I could relate to my peers and liked being in the company of adults.

Now I'm just stuck. I've unmasked my autism quite a bit over the last few years and I feel like I'm regressing. I feel like a helpless child in a way reliving the past and not being able to move forward. I haven't addressed or dealt with a lot of things that I went through in my childhood so I guess it makes sense? I don't know. This post is so jumbled and I don't really know what I'm trying to get across. Does anybody else feel childlike as an adult? I feel so embarrassed for feeling like this.

Me cuz im homeless and legit do nothing all day

 

[bugunmasked]

i feel very childlike as an adult, no one thinks i'm in my 30's. i have a lot of "young" interests (plushie/toy collecting, bright colors, video games, alternative fashion) & applying age to those things is dumb but society will always infantilize fun, lol. but even in conversation no one can clock that i'm an older millennial & as i get older i find myself regressing more

 

[gardenoflonely]

I feel like this too but I'm thinking it's because adulthood isn't what I thought it was going to be so I turn to regression as comfort for when times were less stressful. Explaining myself is exhausting and at some point it seems like I'm apologizing just for existing. The world is harder for some people.

 

[restingplace]

I'm nearly 25 but I don't feel my age at all. It's really odd for me to feel this way because growing up I was always told I was "more mature for my age". At the time I saw that as a huge compliment but now looking back I think it's just sad. I'm the oldest girl in a large family and I felt like I had to grow up a lot quicker than I should have. I think part of the being more mature also comes from being Autistic. I didn't always feel like I could relate to my peers and liked being in the company of adults.

Now I'm just stuck. I've unmasked my autism quite a bit over the last few years and I feel like I'm regressing. I feel like a helpless child in a way reliving the past and not being able to move forward. I haven't addressed or dealt with a lot of things that I went through in my childhood so I guess it makes sense? I don't know. This post is so jumbled and I don't really know what I'm trying to get across. Does anybody else feel childlike as an adult? I feel so embarrassed for feeling like this.

I too feel like a child quite often. I also had to grow up pretty quickly, reality hits you hard as a child growing up in east London.

Most days I find myself perceiving life through the eyes of my younger self. Feels like I'm losing my sense of self honesty. Don't really know what I'm doing

 

[thelostautistic]

Most days I find myself perceiving life through the eyes of my younger self.

What a beautiful way to put this feeling. This makes so much sense. I'm sorry you had to grow up quickly too. It's really tough.

 

[Pluto]

 

[Hollowman]

Yep, I'm twice your age and recently had to move in with my mom. Into the house I grew up in. And I never grew up, my mental age is way lower.