Do you feel like your too mentally mature for your age?

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I have this view. People tend to call me aloof. For some reason, this has caused someone to compare me to crooks instead of lennie in 'Of Mice and Men' because it describe crooks as aloof...

Really?!? Is that all you got?!? And that is why I am aloof, due to peers with a lack of creativity.

I do feel that I am mentally mature for my age because while everyone else is into the lastest trends (music, fashion etc.) I tend to be more interested in more "deep" subjects such as writing, LGBT rights and autism advocacy, and that seems to set me apart from my peers.

I'm 17, and in certain mental areas I can be immature (I love dirty jokes), but so far as general maturity goes I tend to feel like I'm pretty far ahead of most of my peers. All the pointless chest beating and idiocy by other people my age makes me facepalm constantly.

understand the feeling, ive always got dirty jokes and been farther ahead, like when i was nine i loved algebra and the college teachers at the computer labs were very impressed with my math skills and knowledge level, but when i went to school it was harder to connect with the people my age.

Nope, more like I'm too immature. At least according to my mum and some friends...

More immature in some ways, more mature in others. I feel mentally more mature than my peers, I feel more wise with deeper interests and that I have the ability to see how my decisions now will affect my future. I prefer socialization with adults. But I feel immature in some ways. I look younger than kids my age, some of my interests are consistent with someone much younger. Socially, I feel less mature. I'm 17 and feel most comfortable socializing with 10-14 year olds. Most of my friends are freshman and sophomores. I don't feel ready to move out like other kids my age.

Honestly, yes. Though I don't think that's an inherently AS thing, at least with me (though it's something I've noticed a lot of aspies saying, so who can say?) More a combination of natural personality and life experiences. I've done more and been through more than most 18 year olds, so it would make sense that I think in more 'adult' ways than them. I'm completley okay with this, but nontheless it's a pain. I like the 'wisdom' side of things. But there's a certain unbridgeable gap between myself and others my age due to it. Most of my close friends are signifigantly older than me. And yet, on the other side of the equation, I probably have less common sense than many. I'm ditzy and easily confused and I would chase a shiny object should you dangle it in front of me. Its an odd combination, I suppose.

I don't think it's possible to be to mature but I'll admit that in almost every respect I am the most mature child/teenager I know

Definitely, all the time, I'm using it to my advantage as much as possible though, my dad's been home-schooling me so I can get into college/university by the time I'm 16.

Louis

Oh wow, I feel exactly the same way! That's spooky. I always get along best with either kids of middle-aged adults.

Not really. Unless liking old music (pre classic rock, jazz pop and all) counts. I'm also highly self aware, which many aren't at 21.

Yes! I went through my midlife crisis when I was 13.

Well, yes and no. I've been told that I act "wise beyond my years", but on the other hand, most of the time I just like to play games and eat cookies. (I still look like a ten-year-old though, so it's cool. )

I think a better way of describing it would be "intellectual maturity" NOT "mentally mature." I am emotionally and socially immature but smart so you could say I was "intellectually mature". I think that is the point of this topic.

I find it ironic that at 31 I feel more like a teenager while when I was a child/teenager I felt MUCH, MUCH older and more mature than anyone my age and prefer to talk with the parents and grandparents of kids I knew. Even at the age of 7 I can recall trying to debate black holes and whether Pluto could be classified as a Planet or a Trans-Neptunian asteroid. Not too many people, child or adult could understand what the heck I was talking about and it made for a VERY lonely childhood because I had zero interest in the usual teenage crap like fashion, alcohol and girls.

I feel most comfortable around College students even though I graduated 11 years ago. When I was a kid, the older the better and seniors provided the best company by far. I must have reincarnated and forgot to hit the reset button until I got into my late teens

Well, yeah. I hate to brag or come off as arrogant or conceited, but generally I do seem quite more mature than my peers. But I am behind mentally in some ways as well. I prefer not to say if I am mature or not because I feel it is not my right to say so. But judging by what older people have always said to me, they probably do see me as more mature than the rest.