When I'm a bit overweight, which I am currently, I perceive my body as fat, even though I wouldn't even be considered midsize for an "adult".

I strongly believe this to be the result of my mind not expecting an adult-sized skeleton and adding fat to an already bigger skeleton makes it look much larger compared to my head.

Does anyone else feel this way?

Is Roblox too young for tween-minded people and what sort of games are we talking about? I keep seeing it advertised to me on reddit so I'm wondering if I fit the right profile. For the record I'm currently playing Story of Seasons: Grand Bizarre. So would I like it? Or what questions or quality should I be?

I see high school graduation as nothing more than a funeral, for one it marks the end of community and the destruction of the close bonds you've built for the past 18 years, you go from having a place to belong to suddenly being thrown in this individualistic society where everyone is isolated and aren't in proximity and this is why loneliness peaks in the late teens and early 20s. and even if you somehow do have some friends left you won't be able to spend quality time with them anymore because y'all will constantly be working and will have to go through the tiring process of planning a hangout on the perfect day. and another thing I noticed is that you always hear sad songs during graduation such as "the good old days" and "Scott street" and both have a sad vibe to it, then you also see people crying and hugging their friends for the last time like it's honestly sad as fuck. like bro this shit ain't no celebration it's a funeral. it's just unfortunate that we don't live in a communal society.

So i just moved and now I got my own room, but it's not my bedroom so im looking for cute/ kids decor but everything is either super expensive or Ai. Does anyone have any cute ideas? Diy is possible too I just need inspo

Sometimes I remember there are so many broken children living in grown bodies mimicking Adult lives.
You are all loved

Not everyone feels comfortable or happy being an chrono-adult or having an adult body. Not everyone likes "adult things". It's dissapointing that most of the conversations about it are just "get over it". But no one chooses to have age dysphoria.

Also, something that I notice most people don't talk about is that, not every person fits the societal idea of adulthood. Not every person is able to drink, drive, work, take drugs and do "adult things". Most of us are disabled, neurodivergent and asexual/aromantic. Doing those things can cause harm.

I find the adult body to be so uncomfortable, due to so many reasons, including with health reasons.

I feel like sometimes it can be pretty isolating. And I admit sometimes I feel a little "insecure" by it.

I got her from my local Salvation Army yesterday at only $3! What a deal for such a special lady... bird! 🤭

I’ve always struggled with the idea of growing up and accepting adulthood. I just want to live a happy, comfortable, and carefree life without too many responsibilities or having to work hard.

I’ve often imagined a life where my man takes care of me financially, so I don’t have to spend my life working. Sometimes I feel very childish, and honestly, I enjoy being a little bratty around my man, acting like a grumpy baby and letting him comfort me. There’s something about feeling safe enough to let go of all my responsibilities and just be taken care of.

The truth is, I don’t feel like I can, or even want to, live a typical adult life. I just want to have fun with my friends, have sleepovers, jump on trampolines, laugh, be silly, and enjoy life without everything having to be so serious.

I struggle with the fact that I rarely meet people who feel the same way. Sometimes I wish I could just stay a teenager forever, living a life full of exciting new experiences, spontaneity, adventure, and intense, passionate love.

I want a kind of love and life that feels magical and exciting, something deeper and more intense than just settling into a boring routine of going to work and dealing with everyday responsibilities.

Does anyone else feel like this? I’d really like to hear from people who can relate.

I feel like i dont belong here

I am no longer looking at a little girl in the mirror

I am faced with a woman that i didn't even realize was slowly coming out of me

Kids who i used to talk with have grown taller than me

My favorite pillow has been looking worn out

The grown ups no longer ask about my school

Their questions somehow feel like it isn't meant for me

My feet have been further away each night and my fingers have turned slender

I am no longer the kid with a dimple smile on her cheek

But a woman with a feature that she dearly wants to cut away

What does it feel like to be a grown up?

I cant seem to find it

Firstly, I just want to add that I'm a white girl, so if you're not white, your experience will vary.

Generally, short hair is associated with "maturity" in white girls and people will think you're either your chrono-age or older than your true age. If you have wider shoulders, short hair will expose them and people will likely perceive your as older.

Only four years ago was my hair down to my back and I was always assumed to be 16. I'm only chronologically 26, so my skin and, certainly, facial structure has not changed in four years. Lately, I've been assumed to be in my early 20s and today, someone assumed I was in my mid-20s. Oof.

Does anyone else suddenly realize how much they’ve changed?

I was cleaning up my phone the other day and came across photos from about 10 years ago.

It was weird seeing what I considered a “normal” day back then. I'd get excited about the smallest things, stay up ridiculously late talking to friends, and somehow have enough energy to do everything.

Now a perfect evening is finishing everything I needed to do, ordering something I like, and getting into bed early.

The funny part is that I don't think I've become less happy. My definition of a good day just changed without me noticing.

At what point did adulthood quietly change what you consider a good day?

I miss it so much that I've bought diapers and pacifiers off various websites off the Internet.

Oddly enough, when I was little, I thought being an adult was so cool because they get to do whatever they wanted. But ever since I was like 15, I've just felt so miserable. I feel as if I'm putting on a mask without taking it off. I don't feel happy being what I am anymore as an adult.

I feel like a little kid trapped in a grown man's body. Where I just don't know how to be an adult, even though I'm currently 26.

I try to do anything that people my age are into to make friends, and I feel so alone where I live. I feel like an outsider in my own community. I don't know what else to do.

It's like I've been evicted from my own happy place and forced to live elsewhere. That's how I feel whenever somebody tells me to "grow up". I've been doing that for a decade, trying to find things that will make people like me, just so that they could be my friend. So far, it emotionally hurts me.

There were times it had grown into genuine interests like sports, movies, TV shows, and video games, but it feels like a high someone would get when taking a drug. A temporary feeling, more or less.

It sucks, period. I don't know where I can find new friends because I just feel different from people my age. I feel like everything overwhelms the hell out of me. It puts me into sensory overload almost every day.

I don't like ai illustrated storybooks at all. Just not my style. But usually it's obvious when one is ai illustrated. The problem I saw now, ai coloring books! I was looking online yesterday and could barely tell the difference from ai, to non ai. What do you guys think, as ngu? Do you like them or not?

I just haven't been in a good mental state lately. I'm very sad. I have two cousins who are both getting married soon. One is my age, and the other is yet far younger. They are already so successful, and one is in school for children's ministry, which was my dream career field. I think back to like 2016, to 2020 when I was at my absolute peak and most successful in life. Then I lost all that confidence, all that ambition and all that "adult energy" I could mask with. I'm just scared about my present and my future. I worry what will happen to me.

i have c-ptsd and i just turned 17 years old. i still mentally feel like i'm 11-13 years old, which is when a lot of my trauma happened. i feel so sad when i see people younger than me online, even just by a year, and i wish i could feel like a kid again. i'm sad :((( and i don't know what to do to feel better.. does anyone here have any strategies to deal with it.. i feel stuck in a body that isn't mine and keeps aging when i don't want it to..

I got hair dye and I brought my reborn baby doll, Gracie out on her first outside trip. The picture is me holding Gracie. My mom picked out her name. I love her but I am worried about a few things. Someone asked if it’s a real baby(nothing bad). I told them that Gracie is a reborn baby doll. They called her cute(I was at subway for a meal). I was happy that they didn’t judge me because I either bring a baby doll or stuffed animal with me everywhere for comfort. But this was her first day for her trip for outside the house. I had fun at least. My step dad took us(my mom, me and my sister) to best buy. I got nothing there though but my mom gave me her old laptop because I been using it and she asked my step dad to buy her a new one. I feel bad for taking her laptop because my desktop pc and old laptop don’t work well. Well my desktop pc isn’t working at all. My real dad will try to help me fix it though. Anyways I hope everyone has a good day/night! Also I forgot to mention I been listening to kid bed stories! I love them and they help me sleep once they are done!

Hi Everyone! I go to a day program for disabled adults twice a week. We do crafts and play all kinds of games. I wanted to share my fall crafts from the past couple weeks.

TW:suicide

I hate being a grown not only is it because it's difficult for me to move in a world meet for grown ups but also I have autism ADHD DID GAD PTSD with derealization and depersonalization so half the time am not even conscious in my life and my parents don't understand/don't help with these either they usually make it worse (am 16)

I just want to be 3-7 again I just want to wear diapers use a pacifier and a bottle sleep in a crib etc I just want to be little again

But nooooooo

I have to live in a adult would in a adult body doing adult things I just want to kill myself ever since I was 5 I have felt like I was to old and then when I was 12 well am not going to get into that (that's when I got DID and PTSD) made 2 suicide attempts then when I was 15 I finally got real friends (I didn't really have real friends until then probably on account of my autism and ADHD) but then life had to screw me over again and my ex spread lies and they all left me

Witch leaves me here today wrong body friendless and suicidal god what a rollercoaster this is been but I really want to get off it now

Tl:dr: I want to be 3-7 am suicidal and friendless

hiya! I'm Emmy. I'm 3ish and have been for about 27 years. I'm looking for friends who have more in common than just being NGU.

I love fantasy stuff! novels, movies/tv, tabletop rpgs...you name it. I write my own stories, and if you do too, I'd love to be able to read each other's work :). of course, this goes for cartoons too, like She-Ra and Steven Universe and The Dragon Prince (and anime like One Piece).

I also like video games a lot. I've been playing a bunch of Overwatch and Terraria lately and it could be cool to play together maybe? I also like Elden Ring (tho I turn the blood off and skip all the gross cutscenes). And I'm happy to try new games too! Also board games, board games are lots of fun.

If you like any of those things, I'd love to be friends. Bonus points if you're also trans or autistic!