Not fucking telling anyone when i was 12

"oh, but it came out of the blue!"

Shut up, mother

I feel this one

I should have transitioned years ago 😭

I discovered my love of running way too late!

Staying wayyy to long not in one but two toxic relationships. I guess low self-esteem and fear of being alone will do that to a gal.

I would also put "not transitioning earlier" but... ok I am not sure if this is a controversal/kinda woo-woo esoteric take but I honestly believe that if I had known earlier that I am trans, I would have died. Either because the region I grew up in being infested with Nazi scum would have gotten me or ... well myself for knowing, not being able to do anything about it for years and years and seeing me turn into this grotesque form that should have never been.
So yeah. I think my brain was protecting me from that. Unfortunately I plunged myself into that second toxic relationship, got married and then it was almost constant stress too, so apparently that didn't feel safe for my brain either. Even tho looking back I could have done it, I think... well, what are ten years huh? (a lot, it's a fucking lot and I am slightly salty)

Not letting fear run your life was my uncle's dying advice to me. He spent years not doing things because of fear. He didn't want me to do the same since we're very similar. This year I left everyone and everything I knew behind, drove 16 hours, and started a new life with someone I met on discord. Probably not exactly what he meant but, it's the first time I've felt like I'm free to be myself.

Proud of you friend, you're doing it. Better late than never!

Your feelings are valid. One of the best things I ever read that makes me more at peace with my past self is "you did the best you could at the time with the knowledge and resources you had. If you had better knowledge and better resources, you would've done better. But you didn't, so you couldn't." And that allows me to give past me a lot more grace. Could I be further ahead? IDK. I made the choices I made with the knowledge I had and I'm here now.

I've tried several times. I want to love running. I hate it so so much. I'm so glad you found something you love!

Sending you and 12 year old you some (consensual if you want them) hugs

I regret the man I chose to father my child. He left me to flounder during the baby years and I should've known from previous experience that he would do so. It almost killed me.

It's one of those situations that I try to give my past self grace for because my son is amazing and I didn't have the strength and knowledge then that I do now.

Not buying Bitcoin in 2010 when a friend first told me about it.

Eesh. Is it insensitive for me to hope that you got mugged?

Ohhh. Several. I regret not feeling comfortable enough to ask for help outside of my household when I was young. I regret rushing through college as fast as I could. I had a deep fear of getting stuck in school and accumulating debt. So i got through it as quickly as i could. I now think i might have much better employment prospects if i were to take some more time and take some different courses. Either one of those could have been life changing. Better or worse. It’s hard to say

Cycling always felt like something I should enjoy, but I just never found that spark. I used to ride a lot when I was in the office 5 days a week, but aside from my commute, I never touched the bike.

Bringing my kids into this horror show

Ooof, this one hit me in the gut. Me too.

Honestly… really…being born. You know that scene in Love through a prism where the world is gray for her at all times? Thats how I have experienced life for decades. Therapy doesn’t fix it, and medicine doesn’t abate it. Every once in a while I see or smell something that gives me a fleeting joy. But it’s just like…you know.

I cheated on my first long-term boyfriend and I wish I hadn't. I wish I had confidence in myself and what I knew I wanted, confidence that he was not the only one who would love me, the confidence that I wouldn't regret my decision. I missed out on a lot because I did what I thought everyone expected of me, what I was supposed to do. I wish I could impart this knowledge on young people because his mom tried to tell us, but young people think they're different.

Oh, this hits right into home... Been acting like one too, but was never really convinced I am an introvert. Now it's all so overwhelming..

Funny how transition enables the confidence to finally at least try and deal with this.

Yeah this one

Yeah, I had a plan on buying like $10 of the top 25 crypto currencies in 2010/2011, but I never got around to it.

My partner has a similar experience of the world. It’s really tough and I wouldn’t wish it on anyone. I’m glad you’re here.

Saaame

Ditto. Wish I knew when I was a teenager. Should've done it in my 20s when I started realizing.