What was the biggest realization you had about yourself?

I used to always compare myself to successful people my age and it doesn't do me good especially my mental health. I feel pressured to keep up with life's demand. But lately, I realized that success no timeline, I feel pressured to keep up because the society told me so. It was embedded in our mind that at the age of your 20's, you should already have achieve something like this and that. I still feel pressured sometimes but this thought just keeps coming back to my mind and it keeps me on ease. What do you think?

Reply 1

username1898313

20

Not to live on other's expectations.
My life, my remote, I press the buttons.

Reply 2

Moonbow

20

I hate wasps more than I once thought :s-smilie:

Reply 3

Serene Dreams

22

I don't really know. You learn about yourself all the time and all realisations feel important in the moment so I am not sure which one I would consider the 'biggest'.

same omg

that I’m not straight :smile:

Reply 7

Bang Outta Order

20

That I scare people. It's mostly a front, a defense mechanism.

Reply 8

IQuitTSR

21

I consistently greatly underestimate myself

Reply 9

Mojmeer

18

That no matter how much I tried, I hate to be around people. :biggrin:

Reply 10

PTMalewski

20

Original post by arkhip1216

I used to always compare myself to successful people my age and it doesn't do me good especially my mental health. I feel pressured to keep up with life's demand. But lately, I realized that success no timeline, I feel pressured to keep up because the society told me so. It was embedded in our mind that at the age of your 20's, you should already have achieve something like this and that. I still feel pressured sometimes but this thought just keeps coming back to my mind and it keeps me on ease. What do you think?

I know what you feel. Had the same attitude, but ended failing in everything. No good job (often no job at all), mediocre degree, no friends, no relationships.

Reply 11

The_Lonely_Goatherd

20

I guess for me, it's a mixture of a realisation about myself and other people simultaneously. Aged 21, I realised that (a) I hear voices, and (b) that most other people don't. I initially pinpointed that I'd first heard a voice aged 5, but thought there had been a big gap between ages 6-20 where there were no voices. But then when I was in therapy in 2014-15, it dawned on me that I've heard voices nearly every day of my life from at least the age of 8 onwards, if not longer :yes:

Reply 12

Lewito

19

That I hate people who spell words like realisation in the American way.

Reply 13

Anonymous #2

it sounds like a cliche but that I am quite different to the average person and this is why I think I have such trouble in life with people

Reply 14

Moonbow

20

Original post by The Mogg

That I hate people who spell words like realisation in the American way.

That i'm generally useless

Reply 16

username1060297

21

The mind is just an illusion.

Reply 17

username3477548

20

You don't have to be perfect

Reply 18

Issakatie

18

I don't mean this to sound arrogant, (I have many other flaws) but a lot of people view me as vulnerable and 'weak' because I'm too empathetic, kind hearted and want to help others. And that people don't mind using me and exploiting this for their own gain and with no regard to me. I must find a balance between being good and protecting myself.

(edited 3 years ago)

Reply 19

Anonymous #3

My homophobic self realised im bi.. still havent told a single soul and i dont think i will ever in my life come out. i identify as straight for now, and probably forever

What was the biggest realization you had about yourself?

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