I’m only 22 but I feel as though it is too late for me to be anything or do anything with my life. I feel that everyone is much smarter than me and that they know something that I don’t. I observe the way my peers interact, the jokes they share and I feel like I can’t get it and I’m just a little kid. I don’t keep up with current events or anything because I hate reading the news and I have no motivation. I wish I could just do a few years over again so I could make myself different.
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You’d be surprised. Most of those people usually fake being interested or knowing about things even if they don’t, just to keep being social and not being left out. If you really care you could always try to catch up, but everyone feels left out at one point or another.
I don’t think it’s a matter of being dumb or smart tho, i’ve met smarter/same intelligence/dumber people than me (that’s subjective tho, but i’m making an assumption) and in all cases i’ve felt like i don’t belong at some moment (and by looking at it from the outside, i’ve realized that they feel left out too, lol).
22 is very young! And like the person above me said, most people fake being informed, or being of a certain personality. Being insecure and feeling like a failure is the norm, I think a lot of people continuously question themselves on how accomplished they are. It’s just that everyone puts up a shiny exterior, which we are taught to desire to emulate. I’m sure you will find something that you really enjoy, and want to devote your time to. IT doesn’t even have to be some great thing you want to do for the rest of your life, it could just be something you are passionate about for, say 2-3 months, and then decide it’s not for you, etc.
I feel that same way. Always like a bit of an outsider. And for some reason politics and current events just seemed like too much for me to handle. Like I can’t get the full picture so I don’t bother reading any of it. Even though a lot of people probably just grab onto a snippet and pretend like they get it anyway. I’m like that with sports too. I just can’t get myself to follow, so I don’t have anything to talk to people about. Maybe you need to just find different people, who have your same mindset.