Is it normal i largely regret my teen years?
I’m 19 now, will be 20 in Just under 3 months, and looking back I really wish I could do my teen years over again. I did and said a lot of cringey and embarrassing things, I took some things way too seriously, I worried way too much, and didn’t let myself get out much. I talked with a few kids at school, but every one of them went their own way, and I was left friendless (to be clear it’s not like they abandoned me, it’s more like we all just drifted apart and did our own thing). I still have not driven a car because of anxiety , people often say that teenagers are reckless and get into trouble, but I feel like I was the opposite extreme of this. I was too careful. There were periods where I would actively avoid going outside my house because I was worried that anything could happen, especially car related. I guess it’s better than associating with the wrong people and creating bad habits, but it’s also not healthy to spend so much time alone and worrying all the time. I should be starting college soon, so hopefully that’ll help me, but if I could give my younger self advice, it’d probably be to not take everything so damn seriously all the time!