When I was 18, instead of focusing on my exams, I got caught up in a relationship and stopped caring about everything else. Then her mom passed away, and we broke up in a really tough way. I had no one to talk to, nothing to distract myself with, so I just let everything slip and ignored my studies again. Catching up later was really hard.
I spent what should've been the most important years of my life feeling stuck and unmotivated instead of building my future. I’m 21 now and still struggle with confidence. I feel like I wasted my best years just being at home, disconnected from life.
I wish I had put myself first and focused on my own path. Now I just feel behind and not as mature as I should be.
How do I fix this?
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