Does anyone else have "lost years"?

[Mav3535]

18-20-> I was at college but all I did was play WoW and had a 3.3 in history (aw fuk bye)
20-21.5-> parents yanked me out, I fought video game addiction while working a near min wage job
22-now-> reenrolled back in college (a different one), doing a stem major, about to graduate with honors

Ho lee fuk, from 18 to about 22 I was pretty fcked up mentally. I remember barely any of it. Would play wow and Starcraft all day. What a waste.

So glad my parents snapped me out of that. Also, weightlifting helped me out a bit. Plus I'm actually really interested in school and my scientific work.

Cliffs: learn from your mistakes, I went beyond full retard and I still am gonna make it. I wish I could go back in time and conquer my addiction 4 years ago. Oh well, live and learn

[Dave P]

Everything before 25 feels like wasted time.

[Ceo10kdaybro]

about 8 years wasted on a panic disorder which prevented me from doing anything other then go to work.

In my case I'm not actually bothered, I can see light at the end of the tunnel and when ready will pack 8 lost\ years in 1 year. Its going to be very very exciting & radical and I can't wait

but don't sweat it when looking back.... at the time you were probably enjoying yourself and having fun, so why look down on yourself that whatever you did was "wasted" (unless panic disorder or coma)

[xXDMNKXx]

video game addiction? well, it could've been worse tbh. I basically stopped playing games when I noticed OCD-ish behavior because of how fixated I would get sometimes on certain games. at least we didn't die eh?

about 8 years wasted on a panic disorder which prevented me from doing anything other then go to work.

In my case I'm not actually bothered, I can see light at the end of the tunnel and when ready will pack 8 lost\ years in 1 year. Its going to be very very exciting & radical and I can't wait

but don't sweat it when looking back.... at the time you were probably enjoying yourself and having fun, so why look down on yourself that whatever you did was "wasted" (unless panic disorder or coma)

yeah that's closer to what my problem was during my teenage years. panic attacks.

[Destor]

Yup, everything from 19 to my early 20s was a complete write-off filled with inebriated video gaming.

[miscoach]

16-20 skinny unemployed FA computer nerd (counter-strike and making movies of it) with no hope in life

finally at age 21 started to workout and interacting with females...

[Rebounds45]

16 to right now (19 years old).

i'm working on it though.

[low blow]

18 - 23

- Always sick.
- Almost every joint in body ****ed up in some way (couldn't work out).
- Gambling addict.
- Spent a lot of weekend nights working in a bar job while my friends went out and had fun.
- Terrible university results

But in the end around 22 I took things into my own hands...turned everything around. So I'm 26 now and back on track and have lost a few years but the way I see it, many people lose time in their lives. Can only look forward.

[Mav3535]

Everything before 25 feels like wasted time.

Feels

about 8 years wasted on a panic disorder which prevented me from doing anything other then go to work.

In my case I'm not actually bothered, I can see light at the end of the tunnel and when ready will pack 8 lost\ years in 1 year. Its going to be very very exciting & radical and I can't wait

but don't sweat it when looking back.... at the time you were probably enjoying yourself and having fun, so why look down on yourself that whatever you did was "wasted" (unless panic disorder or coma)

Dang bro stay safe, I had some of those symptoms from 18-21. You're gonna make it. I will say that I learned some valuable school of hard knock lessons lol.

video game addiction? well, it could've been worse tbh. I basically stopped playing games when I noticed OCD-ish behavior because of how fixated I would get sometimes on some games. at least we didn't die eh?
Lol I guess that's one upside



yeah that's closer to what my problem was during my teenage years. panic attacks.

Feels. Hate those

Yup, everything from 19 to my early 20s was a complete write-off filled with inebriated video gaming.

Fuark. Been there done that. Never again

[icedtea52]

any advice older brahs?

[JackDanielz3]

Yes my entire school life thanks to my fat obese parents making me obese from the age of 8

[BeefyMcNasty]

There were about three years where I was fighting and opiate addiction. Those years just gone.

[DedliftSchrempf]

From 17-21, i literally just played video games and get drunk. & not just regular drunk, blacked out shet faced drunk like 3-4 times a week. Don't know how i'm still alive after getting alcohol poisoning twice. srs

so i guess i know them feels op

[eLjay28]

Definitely about 20-22. I did network and make money and have fun but I developed a bad alcohol problem trying to cope with other issues I was having and also working in the nightlife environment. Made a lot of really stupid mistakes I am still paying for.

[inq]

20-24. And it's not like I was even sitting on my ass or anything, was busy in grad school. Just not for the career I actually wanted. Actually do wish I can blame it on something more like depression or drugs so it doesn't seem so "lost" of a time period. Wasted a lot of time (and tuition loan money) to figure it out. Only now getting back on track.

[Cynisca]

13-16 Severe depression
18-21 Severe depression again.

But I'm alive, and ready to begin life. We are all gonna make it brah!

[Zorminator]

over 12 years of video games barely going out lel, not my fault I like bean alone

[atrueboss]

17-22 porn addict

[ClutchAnalyst]

17-22 porn addict

lmfaoo im sorry bro i just had to laugh

[miscoach]

for me personally major turning point was believing in myself. I was always weak, couldn't even pull up once, and kinda accepted my fate. But then one day I decided to go hard, and went to work out on dips outside at night so no one would be there and observe me. Slowly I built some strength, and found courage in myself to go gym. Was really insecure about myself there, that feel when you wish no one noticed you etc etc. But then I realized no one laughs at weak guys at gym and became more confident and started to ask bigger guys for advice. They saw that I wasn't typical curlbrah, that I put all my efforts on compound movements and kinda started to treat me nicely and with respect, although I am still skinny kent despite gaining 10 kg of mass since joining gym.

[arman24]

I feel like every year of my life is going to be lost until I finally graduate, get my degree, start my career, and enter the real world.

[BrawnySwoleman]

22-23

For basically one full-year post-graduation, I couldn't find a job and had to live with my parents. No money, no social life, no bitches. I felt so hopeless and it might always bother me that I pretty much lost one year in my early 20s.

[icedtea52]

22-23

For basically one full-year post-graduation, I couldn't find a job and had to live with my parents. No money, no social life, no bitches. I felt so hopeless and it might always bother me that I pretty much lost one year in my early 20s.

what did u do during that time?

[YolkedBrah]

15 - 18, rough years m8s

[Rain50]

too many lost years.. don't even want to think about it

brb runescape
brb halo
brb counter strike

[94jettameowpsst]

From 25-28 I was laid up with a back injury and to be totally honest I don't remember a fn thing in that period of time besides being super depressed. Luckily my now fiancé stuck with me through it all and I can actually lift again

[PeterDINK]

what did u do during that time?

Age: 23

he's miscing right now what do you think?

to the OP, every year of my life has been a waste, feelsbadman.jpg

[Cpaballin]

Yeah another gaming addict 12-17. First CoD and then League of legends (diamond 1 with over 5000 games played) Was literally playing 10 ish hours a day and many all nighters. can't remember anything from those years tbh apart from a bit of footy and cricket.

4 months since quit video games. Sold accounts for a tidy profit, on that no fap, gym, sport and now focusing on school. Feeling much better.

Cliffs: **** video games.. So much more to life than getting a triple collat no scope yy fgt kill or a penta kill.

[BrawnySwoleman]

what did u do during that time?

Pretty much nothing, which is why I consider it a lost year. Applied for jobs daily, lifted, misced and not much else. Fukking sucked. I actually had a ****ty and tedious part-time job that I lost after month (I'd prefer to not go into details) and got my current one about a month later and started a few weeks after that.

I got a job, moved out, and go out every weekend. For the most part, my life has done a complete 360.

Age: 23

he's miscing right now what do you think?

to the OP, every year of my life has been a waste, feelsbadman.jpg

Lol. I'm turning 24 soon, I started the new job back in September.

[disgorge89]

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