I'm 29 and terrified I've already wasted my twenties
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Sometimes the bravest thing is simply admitting how heavy it has been. You just did that. That counts for so much more than it feels like.
Whatever happens next, this moment of honesty already changed something. You cannot unsee a truth once you have said it out loud.
What you are feeling makes complete sense given everything you described. You are allowed to feel it without rushing to fix it or apologise for it.
This community is lucky to have someone willing to be this honest. You make it safer for the rest of us to be real too.
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