If you could be 18 again...

[Ingleby_Flash]

I don't think you never truely understand who you are , and i think thats the beauty of it, i think you keep on learning until the day you die

Sometimes i honestly think you have to go through a tonne of **** to mould yourself into a better person both phsycologically and intellectually,
like prost said, you would be half the man if everything was easy for you

of course physcially we all have our prime in our younger years , but i think intellectual growth in that period is completely blunted with sky high testosterone ,
we are completey hormonally driven in our youth, so the argument if you knew what you knew at this date or that date and being teleported back to 18
you would quickly forget all that and just probably end up being exactly the same person you are now, nature exceeds nurture

Thanks for having the courage to share your physcial health journey, happy you are on the road to recovery

Been bumming around on here for many a year and this is one of the best posts I’ve come across. Thanks.

 

[Billywoofslovechild]

Have to say this is one of the most uplifting threads I’ve read.

I would want my body as it was when I was 18 but everything else I would say no to. I’ve loved and lost. Met some incredible people. Lost loved ones and as is getting all to often good friends passing away.

I’ve had hard times both financially and mentally and carry the scars of the many battles life has through me into. Life is full of twists and turns. I almost gave up. Attempted suicide in 2017 and only through the love support and kindness from a beautiful women that im still here to write this. I am forever grateful I am. We spend our time worrying about things when it’s usually from out of the blue that throws the biggest curve ball.

Would I change a few things maybe but would I want to go back. ?? No I wouldn’t for better or for worst it’s the life I’ve lived and it’s unique to me.

 

[Ziggy]

No thanks. I was lucky in that I knew what I wanted to do before I was out of my teens.
Also knew it wasn’t going to be an easy ride. Certainly been interesting.
Fortunately I was given the best piece of advice relevant to my ‘mad’ decision, which proved helpful.
“Learn to love insecurity”