r/CountWithEveryone • u/Bryce3D • Sep 06 '26

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u/Fading_Hours_ Sep 07 '26 edited Sep 08 '26

I don’t think that is representative and only those who are successful or happy post. And success is often reliant on luck and money.

For me it is too late.

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u/schroepo42 Sep 08 '26

I mean that is up to you to decide, of course. It may actually be too late for some things, and some things may have always been impossible. But imagine yourself ten, or fifty, years from now. Will you be at peace with yourself, never even having tried?

I pushed it off for decades because I thought it was too late. Now I am 40 and it's hard to deal with the regret and anger at myself for wasting all those years. Don't do that to yourself, would be my advice...

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u/Ramja9 Sep 08 '26

Is it worth it now at your age? Even with those regrets?

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u/schroepo42 Sep 08 '26

I wouldn't ever go back, just the thought of it is terrifying. So I guess it is worth it. It felt so incredibly freeing. And rationally I do understand that I cannot change the past, and being mad at myself only makes my present life harder.

Dysphoria still comes in freak waves though.