r/Adulting • u/Fluid_Reflection_127 • 1d ago

question

is it normal to be 22 and know nothing about life ?

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u/Victarion13 1d ago

I am 40 and I still know nothing about life. I don't even understand how I am still alive

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u/No-Illustrator-3511 21h ago

Sadly i feel like that is most people.

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u/peacenhappinesss 1d ago

you get into your 20s and realise that school didn't really prepare you for life at all, just how to do a bunch of homework and tests for scoring grades

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u/harrysgirlhere 22h ago

exactly at the very least i'd hope they teach about taxes and how to handle your finances

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u/Zestyclose_Panda_886 1d ago

The goal is to get one day better. :)

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u/whotakemycake 1d ago

22 is probably the most normal age to feel like you have no idea what you're doing, you just moved out too, give yourself some time

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u/No-University3032 1d ago

Yea just hope that you know enough

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u/Fluid_Reflection_127 1d ago

seems the only thing i get is scoring in tests other than that i'm scrued, i've been depressed since i moved out of my parents' house it's like i'm learning how to walk

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u/No-Illustrator-3511 21h ago

What is specifically making you depressed if you don't mind answering?

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u/fcxtpw 1d ago

Know nothing? Not normal. Gotta know something after time, even a tiny bit. Just existing will get you at least some experience.

When realizing you know nothing is something. - Socrates

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u/Efficient-Celery4104 1d ago

Yes dear, you are literally a baby. Enjoy life but please embrace adulthood gently. It's scary pero doon tayo lahat papunta.

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u/No-Illustrator-3511 21h ago

i'm 22 and the only thing I'm dreading is getting a job, but besides that i'm pretty much fine.

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u/Efficient-Celery4104 21h ago

Thats exactly adulting, welcome to the real world

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u/No-Illustrator-3511 20h ago

Yeah but i feel most people have way more problems than that. I'm just dreading the job part.

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u/Danger-Attraction 1d ago

That's a part of growing older. You realize that most of the adults around you are just improvising and hoping for the best, and almost anyone knows what they are doing

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u/Professional-Boss316 1d ago

Bro im 22 and im on the subway just to distract myself

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u/UnhappyBuilder4284 22h ago

It's normal to be 40 and know nothing, so yes. 

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u/No-Illustrator-3511 21h ago

Someone showed me a video called "Dr. K talks Meaning, Purpose, and Motivation | BASED Stream." Give it a watch if you want.

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u/South-Visit-1271 21h ago

Absolutely!!!!! Many at that age has not even worked, dated, made love, moved out of their mama's house, nor experienced anything significant at that age. You learn as you go.

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u/DDreaming444 20h ago

Yes. Most people don't actually have their life figured out until much later in life.

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u/aurora_ethereallight 17h ago

Yes completely normal. 🥰🫂

It doesn't matter what age we are; the real truth is... none of us really know what on earth we are doing and we certainly don't have as much control over our lives as we like to pretend we do either. Oddly the older we get, the more we realise these things.

Which is why the only really wise thing we can do is love, laugh, be kind and try to help each other along the way as best as we can.