I think I'm having a nervous breakdown at 18?!
Question: I just turned 18. I HATE IT. I wish I was still 16. I keep feeling like time is just moving fast. I'm not ready to be a grown up. I still need my mom to talk care of me. I keep thinking I'm running out of time. I'm out of high schooll. I'm just putting so much pressure on myself. I keep thinking that I'm running out of time. I'm 18 I should be doing something. Then I start thinking about kids and getting married. Everything is moving to fast and I don't like it. What should I do? I'm starting to have panic attacks because I don't know where I will be in 2 years. That scares the **** out of me
Answers: I just turned 18. I HATE IT. I wish I was still 16. I keep feeling like time is just moving fast. I'm not ready to be a grown up. I still need my mom to talk care of me. I keep thinking I'm running out of time. I'm out of high schooll. I'm just putting so much pressure on myself. I keep thinking that I'm running out of time. I'm 18 I should be doing something. Then I start thinking about kids and getting married. Everything is moving to fast and I don't like it. What should I do? I'm starting to have panic attacks because I don't know where I will be in 2 years. That scares the **** out of me
trust me i kno how you feel im 21 and i just wish i could be 15 again ... i just cant stand change but i had to deal with it big time when i was 18 when my mother just said hey im moving to NC when you turn 18 and i just havnt been they same sincemy mom was th only one that raised me becaus my father past away when i was a baby and i couldnt go i day without seening my mom ..i lived at at least 10 diffrent houses in the past 3 years it sucks i became and alcoholic and got addicted to pain killers ..when before my mom moved i never would even take a sip of alcohol or take drugs ..i now have been in NC for 3 months after three years and i realy feel like im going to lose control ..the mother that i loved so much my whole life i cant even have a conversation with anymore without yelling at each other and it just makes me sad ....and i just hate the rest of my fam because they call me a baby and say i need to just grow up ...it just pisses me off that they dont understant people TAKE CHANGE DIFFERNT .. i also have hypertention 2 blood pressure at 21 because of all this stress ....im sorry for talking so much about myself but if you want to talk sometime email me...sean114872001@yahoo.com
That is how I react alot of the time. Escpecially after having a son at 21. I keep wondering how each day flies faster and faster.. and I get anxiety attacks alot when I think about how I am going to go back to college when I don't have any money and an incredibly expensive mortgage.
The best thing to do may be to see a counselor about it.. at best they can give you something for your panic attacks..
It helps to keep your mind occupied also.
Good luck ^_^
Relax, its normal to feel that way. I felt that way when I turned 18. LOL im nearly 22 and i still feel like i need my parents to take care of me at times. Don't worry your probebly not going to have kids for a while so enjoy life.
You need someone to talk about all this with Jen. I would suggest a visit to your doctor to help you put things in perspective. In the meantime please try and calm down, nothing bad is going to happen.
everyone can use a little mom help no matter their age. 18 is still very young don't worry about kids or marriage yet unless you wanna be a grandma by 35. Right now your "job" is to go out and figure out who you are and what you want to be when you grow up, for most people this takes anywhere from 7 years to the rest of their lives. I choose the age of 25 because about then your body is Finally done with the process of becoming an adult. Feeling confused, uncertain and fearful of the future are common when you don't have a direction. Find some of those personality vs job type tests and see what fields you will enjoy. Pick a direction, then make a plan, go to school for the degree you will probably need. Even if you change your mind education is never a waste.
omg haha im 18 and im going through the exact same thing! im actually turing 19 in may and im getting nervous, i graduated in 07 and im still not in college, but i will be the fall because i was scared to move on but i realised that if everyone around me is growing up i may as well grow up with them and it's not that i don't want to grow up because im lazy it's because im scared to death of change and not doing what im used to doing and i feel like im turing 30 soon and it don't give me time to be successful and i want to do soooo much before i have kids and get married but i feel like 10 years isn't enough time for me because time goes by so fast....also what i've learned is I don't have to move out because im 18 or go to college right away because it's just a number, i think many kids make the mystake of moving on when there not ready and end up getting lost down the road..... just move on when your ready one day you'll wake up and realise that your ready to take the next step to adult hood i know people i work with who are 25 and are just now moving out of there parents house and going to college so just take your time who cares what other people say, and no matter what age you are, your always gonna want your mommy lol because it's our human nature, alot of us just can't admitt it and those who don't seek help sometimes are the ones who fall ;-D