I’m turning 21 soon, why do I feel so sad? That I’m getting older and missing out on
I feel sad that I’m getting older and ageing. . A mixture feelings of I haven’t lived, these are meant to be the best years of my life and I spent a lot of it feeling depressed wishing I wasn’t here some times. I feel like I’ve spent my youthful years slaved to mental health. I have so much anxiety thinking about this big day.
Is this normal to feel this way?
Is this normal to feel this way?
Original post by Anonymous
I feel sad that I’m getting older and ageing. . A mixture feelings of I haven’t lived, these are meant to be the best years of my life and I spent a lot of it feeling depressed wishing I wasn’t here some times. I feel like I’ve spent my youthful years slaved to mental health. I have so much anxiety thinking about this big day.
Is this normal to feel this way?
Is this normal to feel this way?
You have said you are depressed, so yes its normal for a depressed person to think about things in a negative way. You are young and cant change the past, what you can do is take small steps to deal with your health at present to get you to a better place. Honestly 21 isnt a big deal, the first day you start making progress to getting better is more important.
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Depression and anxiety
https://depression.org.nz/is-it-depression-anxiety/self-test/
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https://www.anxietyuk.org.uk/get-help/
https://www.counselling.cam.ac.uk/selfhelp/selfleafpdf/depression
https://www.counselling.cam.ac.uk/selfhelp/selfleafpdf/loneli
https://www.counselling.cam.ac.uk/selfhelp/selfleafpdf/anxipan
https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/social-anxiety/
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