I've been through a LOT and I'm only 21. I had many things happen to me as a child, and I experienced a lot growing up which still affects me till this day. But I've come to the conclusion that you either let life make you or break you, and you have to "man up" and take life by the balls. Have you been through a lot, if so how do you cope? Does it affect you greatly? Any advice for someone going through a lot right now?
Buy cheap multicolored note cards/envelopes and write letters*to yourself and put them in your drawer and you can reflect on them every so often. I got a pack of 200 at Target for about 7 dollars and it is a good habit to discuss your frustrations.
I just hold my anger in.
I know it's bad to say "I'm fine" when you're really not, but i honestly cannot help it.
I'm very well aware that one day i'm just gonna explode.
I would say so, but I don't like thinking that way especially IRL because I don't want people to think I want pity or sympathy. As time passes if anything bad happens I usually just brush it under the rug so it doesn't affect my friends either.
I don't think so but I'll always tell people stories about things I've done and things thatve happened to me and they'll be really surprised and say I always have really weird out-there experiences so idk
I would say so, but I feel like I'm usually caught up in the stress of what's going on with others around me (family, friends, etc.) rather than really have my own problems (I do, but not as much as it feels like); and that can be mentally draining.
I'm not sure, it's weird. On one hand I feel like I've been through more than the average 20 something, but then I know that I haven't suffered even half as much as a LOT of other people in the world. I've been severely mentally/emotionally abused, struggled with depression as a result, almost lost my father when I was only 13, etc. But then I still had a regular family unit, always had a place to call home, always had food on the table to eat. Whenever I feel like diving into self pity mode I think of all the people who would kill to have my life, even though it isn't perfect, and I feel selfish. It's best to not try to compare your struggles to others and just focus on moving forward in your life.
Depends on what context 'a lot' means. I have physically done a lot of things and travelled a lot, and just have done so many things, but emotionally and mentally - no.
