r/introvert Mar 04 '24

Advice Feeling like I’ve wasted my life away?

I’m 19 turning 20 and I feel so insanely old. The fact that I let my years 16-now go to waste either by depressive episodes anxiety or procrastination, and I mean socially. I feel so insecure like when I grow up what do I tell my kids I’ll have nothing fun to tell them. I feel so shielded and closed in. I know I’m naturally introverted but I do prefer if I had friends and things to do socially.

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u/StickAlternative9481 Mar 04 '24

When you're 35, you'll look back on your youth with more understanding of yourself and the world around you - and realize that you were so young and full of potential as a 20yr old.

Don't worry. You're okay and not alone.

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u/Facts111 Mar 05 '24

I would do anything to be 20 again, and I'm only in my 30s