Getting over the fear of growing up?

I’ve been battling existential thoughts for the past month, which I’ve gotten over. But part of those fears was the fear of growing up. I’m afraid of not being able to go back to the happy child I was, and being carefree with my parents and my brother. I’m in college now, so part of me is just super sad that it’s my time to be an adult and accept the responsibilities that come with it. How do I get over this fear? Any advice?

moonjoy

Date posted: 2y ago

i have that fear as well but tbh do fun “kid” stuff you used to do or liked to do. play with toys u used to play with. watch “baby” shows. go see a movie & get little snacks. buy action figures or stuffed animals & hang some posters up, buy some spongebob cups lol. it sounds silly but as adults we stop doing that or we think “thats so weird for me to play at a park …” but why? yes people may look at you weirdly lol but as a kid if we got looks , we really could care less. id say embrace that inner child of yours every single day. we tend to be thinking “damn im an adult , now i gotta pay bills, go to work etc” which, yes that’s true, but we tend to just stop trying to have fun. even if u dont feel comfortable going out in the public doing this, maybe start by buying some childhood toys and playing with them in ur bedroom when nobody else is around .

^ - ^

Date posted: 2y ago

I just graduated college and am dealing with the same thing. It is really terrifying honestly. What’s helping me is just doing what makes me happy whether it’s childish or not. I’m using adult money to do things I wanted to as a kid, like going to build a bear, dressing how I want, etc. becoming an adult is really strange and there are some parts that will probably always suck but we gotta try and not take it too seriously and use the opportunities that come with it to have fun

^ - ^

Date posted: 2y ago

@^ - ^ the capitalist work machine is very draining but we can keep doing things for us and our community outside of it and use any new adult freedoms for good

Brainygirl

Date posted: 18w ago

Having children of your own allows you to do childish things without judgement. That is the natural way of keeping your sense of wonder in a productive and age appropriate way. Listen to Pooh corner by Kenny loggins.

catnipppp

Date posted: 18w ago

existential crisis

Really bad theme right now is death, I keep thinking about how one day or at any moment my heart will stop my brain will stop & my memories & everything I know will all fade away. It is giving me so much anxiety I’m only 18, but I realize it all happens to us it is bound, we are born to die. I know it’s a silly thing to be scared because it’s not helping the quality of my life worrying about it and even when I do die, I won’t care , if you don’t have a working brain then how can you care 🤷‍♀️. It is tainting my everyday life currently & honestly making me terribly depressed & it is giving me derealization & making me feel nihilistic, I’ll remind myself it’s okay but then with my ocd i don’t stop thinking and thinking about it and it’s seriously so hard to stay present in the moment because this thought just feels like I can’t scrub it away it’s miserable I struggle with religion, but I do pray to anything that’s out there possibly listening, because it is comforting, it just feels like this whole experience Is pointless & I am afraid of the unknown and what is to possibly happen but I’m subjected to it anyways so why should it matter

Law24

Date posted: 11w ago

Becoming a Pedo?

Also I read on tik tok or twitter that if u still feel connected to younger people that means you’re not progressing or maturing and that’s bad. I’m 25 and I’m at this odd stage in my life where I’m getting older but still feel like I’m 20-22. I feel like I’m behind people that are my age. I think it’s because I’m been bed rotting with severe depression for the past 4 years… but I’m scared this means I’m becoming a pedo in the future.

ana444

Date posted: 9w ago

Been obsessed with death

Of course we can’t stop the inevitable but with my ocd it’s all I can think about. I’m afraid I’ll be alone for ever and I’ll fear forever. Fear does not stop death it stops life. But how do I stop fear??? I can’t think of anything scarier than the fact that our conscious will vanish for eternity. I am only 20 years old but I mean the last 5 years flew by like nothing.

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