What about you has changed within the past five years? Reflect here; I'm really interested to read!

Pretty much everything.
But at the same time... nothing.

Def more outgoing, I was so shy.

More independent & confident. At one point I couldn't even look someone in their eyes when talking to them.

+1

I was in college five years ago.

And I'm still in college

I have never related to a post more than this one

I lost my virginity.

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this

i have a different outward personality, but on the inside i'm still trash

My 13 year old self would be surprised at how queer and hoeish I am.

I feel as if I've cut the fat off my personality and really zoned in on my morals and values in the past 5 years.
So, yeah. THAT.

@ so many of these being positive

The way I trust people.

An external revolution, more confident and ambitious, yet the same depressed disappointing POS on the inside

I grew body hair.

Last year, I was hospitalized because I was just at a bad spot, I was stressed out after almost a decade of Childhood abuse at a stupid Christian school, in 2011 I finally left the Private school and went into Middle school, I was extremely relieved but the abuse made me who was after I left, even today. I was very agitated and I felt like was so different.

Throughout 2011 to 2014, I felt that I was better off dead and in eighth grade I just felt lonely, different, depressed, and I realized that I was gay. In February 2014 (14 months ago and a month prior to my signage to ATRL), I decided to check myself in as an Outpatient at a Medical complex in Bedford.

In the middle of mental rehabilitation in March 2014 (13 Months ago; The month I signed up for ATRL), I came out to my Mom and she was like "why", she told my Dad after I told her and he said the same thing .

At the Hospital..., I felt liberated from the stressful world, like I was in heaven, I could just be myself and just have 15 minutes of peace. I've made so many memories and friends, I was happy. I felt like I was happy for the first time in my life...

After I got so much help, such as Therapy sessions, I was getting better but my Anxiety was tragic I wouldn't even speak to anyone. After raising my dosage on Lexapro (Escitalopram), I was in a more happier place and my Anxiety improved.

So many things have happened in the past months, I went to Dallas Pride, I came out to so many people and I just don't know how I did it.

I feel like this was yesterday.

EDIT: All of that was when I was 14-15, now I am 16.

I was 19 5 years ago....

I was really skinny, didn't really take care of myself, played Age of Mythology all day and was really depressed and felt alone I was still bitter my ex girlfriend left me and overall a mess.

Now, at 24 I'm yet to graduate , I take care of myself, I'm a bit more outgoing but I'm still a reserved person. I also realized I don't depend on anyone else to be happy and it's better to make my own path instead of following others. I also found out I guess? that I love the D too thanks to Madonna.

Literally everything changed since I was 16, I was so unsure about myself and depressed and anxious, had no idea what the hell was going on, and why people were so cruel.
I was terrified of everything, especially social things. Now I'm not that fearful at all and I'm a lot more in control of my environment and my physiological and emotional reactions to it.