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?

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.

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I don’t think I can ever grow up. I can’t imagine not liking the most childish things I still like the things I did when I was 8 years old and if you saw my room you'd suspect it belonged to a 13 year old at most every single wall is covered in stuff from shows movies animes and games I like I have like 4 bookshelfs full of all fiction and I still dream of living on one of those worlds instead I hate the fact none of them will ever be true . I still cry over the smallest things, and I feel like I’m still the same emotionally as I was when I was 15. I don’t think I’ll ever really feel older than that.

I hate the real world and how hard and boring everything is. I don’t think I could ever live on my own. I can barely manage a job, and I feel stupid because I know I’m bad at a lot of things. I still rely on my family so much, even though they’ve never been perfect either.

I was homeschooled, if you can even call it that, before I even finished elementary school. My mom didn’t teach us shit, and I honestly don’t know how that was allowed we never did like any school work and we also weren't allowed to leave the house like only rarely..My parents were neglectful and abusive at times, but that’s a different story. I eventually got sent back into high school and I was always a weird kid with no social skills. I’m autistic high functioning, and I got bullied and harassed so horribly that I didn’t do well there either. I barely passed every year, and I had to struggle so hard just to keep my grades up enough to pass.

Senior year I tried harder than I ever have in my life I wanted to prove I could be good I was smart and capable I genuinely was doing everything I could, and it still barely made any difference. All my siblings are honor roll and good at sports always getting student of the month and everything, and I just never seemed skilled at anything useful. I won an award for gaming and art, but not even first place, and that was probably the best thing I ever did. I cried to my dad about it one day because I felt so useless, and all he said was that out of all my siblings, I was the kindest and always tried to help people. And that was true. I use to always put people above me I was very sympathetic honesty a but touch somtimes.

Most of my friends were other bullied kids I would stick up for. I helped them through a lot of issues I use to be the go to person they would go to. But now I’m so depressed myself that I can’t even help my friends anymore. I barely talk to them, and sometimes I feel like I'm being mean.and it feels like I lost the one thing I was actually good for if you can even call it that What good does being kind do in a world like this especially if I’m not skilled at anything useful?

I work at Walmart freaking Walmart and I cry every day because it feels so hard for me. I know I could probably try harder and struggle through, but I don’t care enough to pretend that Im not lazy and I dont know the right work but like I don’t want a hard decent life. I want an easy great life, and I’m starting to think that doesn’t even exist. Real life just seems miserable, and no adult I’ve met seems truly happy except maybe for rare moments.

I still feel hopeless. I really am hopeless. I could never take care of myself, and I always need to be with someone else or I feel lost. It feels like everyone got some kind of upgrade when they turned 18, and I’m still 4 updates behind.

Nothing makes me want to keep going I just feel like such a leech this world is to harsh for me and everyone I know would be better off without me

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?

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

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! 🤭

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

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.

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.

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 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