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Hi all,
Im 15 and I've recently been having some concerns about my life. I have periods of my life where i am really happy and then the periods where i am really down (this is kind of besides the point). Anyway, I spend most of my weekends sitting in my room playing video games with my mates and i really enjoy it. I would go so far as to say that while playing video games I've had the funniest most enjoyful times of my ENITRE life. Video games give me a wall of protection, i am overweight and i feel that when playing video games no one knows that and its easier for me to be happy and have fun than person to person in real life. These happy and fun filled weekends in my room have recently started becoming less and less fun because i look on social media and snapchat to see other people my age out partying getting drunk and having fun that way. The thing is I've been there and done that, I've been drunk, I've gone out every weekend to the point that i could sleep for months. But, that all led down a weird path, which ended in the police station for theft and vandalism and since the encounter with the police i decided to stop all illegal activities and i am proud of that. So, i am loving video games but i feel guilty when i see other people the same age partying and hanging out all weekend while I'm sitting in my room playing video games.
Sorry if this is just a bunch of words that don't make sense, I'm just really confused, stressed and depressed and i needed to let it out somewhere. Feel free to ask for i reply it would be good to talk about it i guess.
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Hey Jack, I hope you don't mind me sayin but I am kinda impressed that you've had so much experience in your young life! I'm in my early 30's so we were a little older when we started partying.
It's great that you've found something you enjoy doing, it sounds silly but as I've got older it's become harder to define what I really enjoy.
Do what you love, you have wonderful maturity knowing that partying & getting drunk leads to a mess. Just take care that family & friends still play an important role in your life 🙂
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Hey Jack. I'm sarah and I'm 16. I completely empathise with how you're feeling. I've recently just deleted social media as I'm sick of looking at people having fun and stuff. Even though I could be completely content with what I was doing. Jack you do what makes u happy and if that means playing video games good. Eradicate all other stressors and worrying thoughts.
You see, I have a sister one year older. She goes out every weekend and she likes that whereas I prefer to stay in. We all have different things we like Jack and the things that we see on sc etc they're what people want us to see for all we know they could be having horrible weekends.
You've expereinced it, it's not ur thing no worries. You do YOUR thing Jack 🙂
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