I’m not really in a good place right now or I guess I haven’t been for a few years.
I’ve just been reflecting today on all the things that I haven’t been doing and wondering if some specific things would have happened in my past to me maybe I would have been able to do things differently… like I’m reflecting on my friends and how they develop their sense of self-worth and identity I’m just realizing so many things just didn’t really ever happen to me and I’m just wondering what those things could possibly have been.
Like for example I have absolutely no doubt that I’m a great programmer and I deserve all of the things I have in my life because of it. I’ve work hard and created cool things and gotten jobs and been promoted so I have absolutely no doubt in my professional abilities.
And like I know I’m attractive cuz I’m tall and young and I look good and I take care of myself… but no one’s ever told me that… like in the way that my friends have been told. Like in the way that would cause a friend to come up to me and ask for emotional advice about their relationship and they tell me their partner finds them attractive but they don’t think they’re attractive, I’ve never gotten to that.
That’s the kind of I guess niche developmental milestones or mile-pebbles that are healthy to go through that I’m asking about.
Haha, with my experiences, it felt like I was constantly put into situations with older people.
I wonder where all the fun energetic 20-somethings were in my 20’s. Like, all hiding out, or in college, or something.
Once out of high school, I never felt like I had my “peer group.” Just, other people. When I do encounter those similar in age now, it feels like they far surpassed me.
Being able to be friends with any age group is great, I guess. But I never really feel like I belong anywhere, just like I’m visiting and passing through.