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TealSwan
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PathStep 22 Compassion hearts28 Forum posts3 Forum upvotes7 Current upvotes7 Age GroupAdult Last activeMay, 2025 Member sinceJune 26, 2016
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This aging thing.. is tricky
General Support / by TealSwan
Last post
 May 27th, 2025
...See more Getting older is a gift because not everyone gets a chance to do so and live a full a life, so I don’t take it for granted. But sometimes when I see old pictures of me, the person who I was, younger, fit, pretty and carefree, it’s can be depressing. For context, I’m 32 going on 33 this year, so I am not too old but within the last 5 years, I’ve felt myself changing, not only mentally but physically. I’ve gained a lot a in the past few years, I’m never been this size and it’s really starting to get to me because I’ve always been smaller, even after having my daughter. But I’ve been a relationship for 2 1/2 years now, so a lot of the gain has come from that. Which yes I’ve been told it means you’re in a happy relationship, but this last year, I’ve felt so bad about myself. I can’t stand when my bf looks at old photos of me ( even if they’re from a few years ago) because I get in my head that he wished he had that version of me and that’s not where I am currently. Sometimes I look in the mirror and wonder if or when that version of me will come back, I’ve tried but I don’t feel like I am getting anymore. Does anyone else like this sometimes?
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I'm 23 and I don't have a driver's licenses because I don't how to drive or start a car due to my massive anxiety about driving
Anxiety Support / by TealSwan
Last post
 August 16th
...See more I know the idea is totally crazy for anyone not to want to drive or have their own car. It's not that I don't want to drive or anything, but I have so much fear and anxiety when it comes to driving or operating a car because I'm afraid I'll kill someone or myself that it hinders me from going out and learning on my own. My parents never really tried to work with me growing up and now they're hounding me about getttin gym licenses and telling my aniexty is "all in my head." Am I the only one who's going through this?
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