Is Life Better or Worse Now Than When You Where Younger?

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Without a doubt it's much better now than when I was younger.Looking back from my 40 year old perspective, I can see that the real reason for all this is that I have simply got better at "synthesising" a "normal" persona.

Although inside I still have the same thoughts and feelings that I have always had, and still approah everything from an aloof, analylitical viewpoint, i can manufacture emotion much more convincingly. In turn, this means that I can pass pretty close to NT most of the time, although I do still "give myself away" occasionally.

I suppose on one hand, it is "selling out" and not being true to myself, but on the other hand i now have a good job, a house in the country and a loving family. With that in mind, it has been a price well worth paying.

The only downside is that sometimes it can be pretty tiring maintaining all this and a certain degree of "subconcious alertness" is always required,but hey ho...you don't get something for nothing.

I would say on the whole better even though I have my blue spells. When I was a child I was powerless and at the mercy of others. This is no longer the case. I can do what I please (within limits) and if others don't like the way I am too bad.

For Better, not for Worse topic

Absolutely. And I wish I knew it was going to be that way!

If I could I would have liked to have gone back in time and tell me tha things were going to be all right, even if there would be bumps along the way. Of course, I could not tell me what problems would occur, because what made me stronger was that i went through all that character strengthening crap.

I have always hoped I would live a long life, and that maybe the world will smarten up before I leave it to descendants. They deserve better.

Everything is better now - well, except for the arthritis in my left knee.

I'd like to be a kid again. Innocence is great!

I'm 26. I'm living on my own and I'm done with college. I don't know if my life has ever been worse. Working a full time job has basically been the worst thing that's ever happened to me. My job isn't that bad, but I hate having so little time to myself. Wake up at 7:30, get to work at 8:30, leave work at 5:30, get home at 6. I have 5.5 hours of my own time before I go to bed at 11:30 only to start it all over again. Ugh.

Much better now, since Dx I can deal with things properly.

Best time ever - before age 5
Worst time ever - adolescence
Second worst time ever - Jr. year in college
Third worst time ever - age 30 when my dad died
Is now better than the worst times? Absolutely