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Venting At what age life crushed your dreams and hopes for the future?

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For me it was around 16-17 when I realized that I wouldn't get anything that life has to offer and I would end up as a shut-in
 
whenever highschool started, I forgot
 
I knew i was mentally ill at like 12.
 
When I first became conscious I knew I wouldn't make it far at all. For years I hoped that by late teens things would change. But now that I am 19 I can say that I am never going to make it anywhere.
 
When I first became conscious I knew I wouldn't make it far at all. For years I hoped that by late teens things would change. But now that I am 19 I can say that I am never going to make it anywhere.
It is brutal
Sometimes I think that it was similar to what children of slaves felt when they grew up just to realize how little control they had over their lives
 

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Same but a bit before that
Life before hs was amazing for me. I loved middle school and that era of stability in which I felt in control of my life.
 
For me it was around 16-17 when I realized that I wouldn't get anything that life has to offer and I would end up as a shut-in
When I was 9 I invited both classes to my birthday and no one showed up. I remember me crying so bad. My mother had spent like 10-12 days making a Plants vs Zombies grid cake with plants and zombies on top out of that sugar thing you can model, I bet it broke her heart too. At least I hope so. That was probably the point of no return for me.
 
When I was 9 I invited both classes to my birthday and no one showed up. I remember me crying so bad. My mother had spent like 10-12 days making a Plants vs Zombies grid cake with plants and zombies on top out of that sugar thing you can model, I bet it broke her heart too. At least I hope so. That was probably the point of no return for me.
Brutal tbh
You did nothing wrong to deserve that heart breaking experience but life hates sub5
 
My mother had spent like 10-12 days making a Plants vs Zombies grid cake with plants and zombies on top out of that sugar thing you can model,
At least something good came out of all that
Growing up I had to hear my mom telling me that cooking for me was a waste of time
 
I lost all hope when I hit 25.
 
For me it was around 16-17 when I realized that I wouldn't get anything that life has to offer and I would end up as a shut-in
18 is when I realized lookism so I decided I may as well shoot my shot and got rejected by everyone
 
The first time I looked in a mirror:

It's over before it started!
 
At least something good came out of all that
Growing up I had to hear my mom telling me that cooking for me was a waste of time
My dad also says that but my mom is an immigrant and the only thing she owns in the world is me.
 
Never had any dreams nor aspirations to begin with.
 
22. I realized this year how fucked i am. I have no future and im severely mentally ill. I even tried therapy for 4 years and it never worked. Im doomed to be forever alone and get bullied for being ugly.
 
Life before hs was amazing for me. I loved middle school and that era of stability in which I felt in control of my life.
Middle school was total hell for me. Age 0-9 was good.
 
When I was 9 I invited both classes to my birthday and no one showed up. I remember me crying so bad. My mother had spent like 10-12 days making a Plants vs Zombies grid cake with plants and zombies on top out of that sugar thing you can model, I bet it broke her heart too. At least I hope so. That was probably the point of no return for me.
Awww sorry to hear that. It reminds me of my 12th birthday party where some kids showed up but one of the girls (whom I had been in the same class with since age 5) said to me "I only came because my mom made me." :feelsbadman:
 
14, then moreso at 18
 
Self-sabotage is cope because it implies that you had control over your life, which is false
I had trauma at that age from being ND, unstable parents and being rejected by kids at my age.
 
At 18 I truly knew it was over when I started college and first semester freshman year I realized it was going to be impossible for me to make friends. From then on I knew I would be alone for life because everyone else there made a bunch of friends very easily. I also suddenly had no idea what I wanted to do in life after having been motivated and having dreams before 18.
 
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Never had any dreams nor aspirations to begin with.
Same, I never had any hard core dreams about becoming anything. Literally been at the bottom of the pyramid of self fulfillment all my life.

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Awww sorry to hear that. It reminds me of my 12th birthday party where some kids showed up but one of the girls (whom I had been in the same class with since age 5) said to me "I only came because my mom made me." :feelsbadman:
Foids are even worse when they're 18-... I was bullied by whores, landwhales and sheboons in middle school and was driven to suicidal ideation. My PE teacher was my best friend and kept me from going out.
 
At 18 I truly knew it was over when I started college and first semester freshman year I realized it was going to be impossible for me to make friends. From then on I knew I would be alone for life. I also suddenly had no idea what I wanted to do in life after having been motivated and having dreams before 18.
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Same age as you did.
 
When I was 9 I invited both classes to my birthday and no one showed up. I remember me crying so bad. My mother had spent like 10-12 days making a Plants vs Zombies grid cake with plants and zombies on top out of that sugar thing you can model, I bet it broke her heart too. At least I hope so. That was probably the point of no return for me.
Brutal

Tbh I'm glad I never had a birthday party or i would have had the same result
 
When I realized I only got accepted to shit colleges
 
When I was 18 still 5'4 and starting to bald
 
Honestly, 24, close to 25.
 

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