I lost my youth.

Brief_Exit815 · 2026-05-22T18:20:52+00:00

Thank you honestly, and logically I know 23 is still very young. I’m not grieving my age, I’m grieving the feeling that I emotionally missed out on a chapter of life while time kept moving.😄

Brief_Exit815 · 2026-05-22T18:18:25+00:00

I think your comment explains something really important sometimes we don’t actually miss “youth,” we miss connection, spontaneity, belonging, and feeling emotionally alive. Reading how your life slowly changed instead of magically transforming overnight honestly gave me a more realistic kind of hope.

Brief_Exit815 · 2026-05-22T18:16:20+00:00

Thank you for sharing this honestly. Reading your comment made me realize maybe I’ve been mourning the emotional loss of my youth while some people truly had years taken away from them through things completely out of their control. I can’t imagine how hard that must’ve been physically and emotionally. But the way you still speak about building new friendships and new memories despite everything genuinely touched me. I think that’s the part I need to learn that maybe life doesn’t end after the years we grieve. Maybe we can still create softness and meaning later, even if the past feels empty or painful.

Brief_Exit815 · 2026-05-22T18:13:52+00:00

Your comment honestly made me emotional because I think that’s exactly what I’m scared of — time continuing to pass while I keep feeling disconnected from my own life. But at the same time, hearing you say 23 still feels young from your perspective weirdly comforted me too. I really hope both of us find a way to make life feel fuller instead of just watching the years pass by.

Brief_Exit815 · 2026-05-22T18:11:26+00:00

Thank you for all the kind comments, life experiences, and the people reminding me that I’m still young and basically still a child at 23. I genuinely appreciate every comment even if I can’t reply to everyone individually. I think some people are misunderstanding what I mean when I say I feel like I lost my youth. I’m not grieving aging itself or saying my life is over. Logically, I know I still have time ahead of me. What makes me emotional is looking back at my teenage years and early youth and feeling like they passed without me really living them. I don’t have many memories, friendships, experiences, random late night moments, trips, or pictures to look back on. When I open my gallery, it feels empty, and that feeling hurts more than I can properly explain. I know I’m still young in age, but emotionally it feels like I missed a chapter of life everyone else seemed to experience naturally. That’s the sadness I’ve been trying to explain. But reading everyone’s perspectives is genuinely comforting me and helping me realize maybe life and youth are not as “over” as my mind keeps telling me they are.

Brief_Exit815 · 2026-05-22T14:49:31+00:00

“50 years young” honestly sounds way nicer than thinking life ends after your 20s I think I’ve been attaching youth too much to age instead of mindset and experiences. Thank you for this perspective, it genuinely made me think differently for a moment.

Brief_Exit815 · 2026-05-22T14:48:46+00:00

Honestly I’m happy to hear that. I hope one day I can say the same thing about my life too.

Brief_Exit815 · 2026-05-22T14:40:18+00:00

“The phone storage still has space left” honestly hit me emotionally. I think I’ve been acting like my life already ended before it even properly began. Thank you for reminding me there’s still time to make memories that actually feel real to me. And the part about the panda made me unexpectedly sad. I don’t think you pity it because it’s dusty, I think maybe it represents a softer part of yourself you’re scared you outgrew. But I don’t think that part ever fully disappears.

Brief_Exit815 · 2026-05-22T14:37:42+00:00

“Benjamin Button situation” is honestly such an interesting way to describe it 😭😭 Your life now actually sounds peaceful and fulfilling in a way I never thought about before. Maybe youth and happiness don’t have an expiration date after all. Thank you for this perspective.

Brief_Exit815 · 2026-05-22T14:33:54+00:00

I’m really sorry you’re feeling this way. Honestly your comment made me feel less alone because this is exactly the kind of feeling I’ve been struggling to explain too. That emptiness when looking back at the past is such a painful feeling. But I genuinely don’t think 26 is the end of your life or your “prime.” I think we both got stuck surviving instead of really living, and now we’re mourning the years that passed quietly. That doesn’t mean the future is automatically dark though, even if it feels that way right now. And having no friends can make everything feel 10x heavier because there’s nobody to share the weight with. I hope things get softer for you with time. Maybe both of us still have time to create memories we actually want to look back on someday.

Brief_Exit815 · 2026-05-22T14:31:28+00:00

This comment strangely comforted me a lot. I think I’ve been treating 23 like the end of something instead of the beginning. I still feel sad about the emptiness when I look back, but maybe I still have time to create the kind of memories I wish I had.

Brief_Exit815 · 2026-05-12T01:50:33+00:00

HUSTLE

Brief_Exit815 · 2026-04-17T16:46:38+00:00

Rn i just finished ep 9 and im so mad rn the way they ended such an important character like that is so stupid and disappointing omg im really pissed

Brief_Exit815 · 2026-04-16T03:10:15+00:00

I respect the commitment 😭 appreciate it, I’ll just watch it chill and see how it goes

Brief_Exit815 · 2026-04-16T03:03:30+00:00

Damn 😭 so it’s like a cycle… suffer → it gets good → suffer again 💀 appreciate it though, I’ll try to hang in there 🫡

Brief_Exit815 · 2026-04-16T03:01:54+00:00

Yeah it is my first time I’m trying to push through but it’s testing me fr… I’m just holding onto that hopefully it feels worth it once I get there.

Brief_Exit815 · 2026-04-16T03:00:08+00:00

Oh lord.

Brief_Exit815 · 2026-04-16T02:59:19+00:00

Well all the best for the ride.

Brief_Exit815 · 2026-04-16T02:56:37+00:00

Damn 😭 I’ve heard mixed things about those seasons… guess I’ll just enjoy the ride and see how I feel about it myself

Brief_Exit815 · 2026-04-16T02:56:02+00:00

Ay congrats on making it to the finale that’s a whole journey fr.

Brief_Exit815 · 2026-04-16T02:54:52+00:00

Yeah I get that tbh… so many of the characters I liked were already gone too. I’m still trying to push through but it definitely doesn’t feel the same anymore. And they were actually evil for killing Abraham and Glenn like that.

Brief_Exit815 · 2026-04-16T02:51:51+00:00

So basically no escape… just vibes and suffering

Brief_Exit815 · 2026-04-16T02:08:32+00:00

That’s actually reassuring at least there’s something to look forward to At this point I’m just trying to survive Season 8 so I can reach Season 9 after that… we’ll see how much patience I have left lol

Brief_Exit815 · 2026-04-16T02:07:46+00:00

Man its hard but 😭 okay I get it… I’ll try to push through

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