Hi all!
I’m 19, but I feel a lot younger sometimes. Mostly I struggle with being independent and getting things done on my own. I can only start on assignments after the deadline is already passed. As embarrassing as it is to say, I have trouble cleaning my room and getting my laundry done but my mom helps me with that. Simple things can really drain me sometimes.
I have a hard time forming friendships with people my age sometimes. I can be a really eccentric person in my hobbies and interests. (right now my interests are cambrian creatures and nintendo!). The clothes I wear can also be a bit alternative sometimes (although most of the time I tone it down). Whenever I get a new interest sometimes I can become really obsessed with it and it can be all I think about for a while.
My main questions are how do I work towards being able to become more independent and do more things on my own? I need to grow up a bit more but I don’t know where to start.
I’m also wondering if I should tone down my sense of style to look more “mature”? And where would I take inspiration from for that?
I’m never going to change my interests but I’m just curious as to why I stand out so much. I’ve always stuck out a little bit especially when I was a child because at the time I was very gender non-conforming (I had a buzz cut and wore oversized clothing).
Thank you for reading if you got this far and if anyone has any similar experiences I’d love to hear about it!