Cylusthevirus 93 points 3 years ago

"I see you've been through enough traumatic experiences that you've developed age inappropriate styles of communication as a defense mechanism" is really what that means.

path: 0 3500035, hotness: undefined, score: 93, children: 0

Flughoernchen 42 points 3 years ago

Or maybe they were creeped out because you said things way too mature

save

path: 0 3499558, hotness: undefined, score: 42, children: 5

Aurenkin 72 points 3 years ago

You know I was thinking, there really is no objective meaning to life. Everyone kind of chooses something they think is important to them but really, it doesn't matter. It seems like all human endeavour is ultimately pointless in the timescale of the universe anyway but I just keep going because I'm not sure what else to do, not because it matters in any real sense.

For fucks sake Timmy, fine, you can have an extra scoop of ice cream just stop trying to give everyone an existential crisis.

save

path: 0 3499558 3499931, hotness: undefined, score: 72, children: 2

UsernameIsTooLon 5 points 3 years ago

Yea but I got shows to finish and rollercoasters to ride still so life ain't all that depressing.

save

path: 0 3499558 3499931 3512125, hotness: undefined, score: 5, children: 1

Aurenkin 1 point 3 years ago

This is the way

save

path: 0 3499558 3499931 3512125 3518307, hotness: undefined, score: 1, children: 0

kittenbridgeasteroid 12 points 3 years ago

Exactly. It has a lot to do with how your parents treat you as a child. I was always treated like a small adult, so I never had an issue getting along with adults (my mother has her masters in childhood development, so I'm assuming she knew what she was doing). If your parents treat you like a dumb kid, then that's how you expect adults to interact with you.

save

path: 0 3499558 3500000, hotness: undefined, score: 12, children: 0

ivanafterall 9 points 3 years ago

They're definitely not mutually exclusive.

save

path: 0 3499558 3499736, hotness: undefined, score: 9, children: 0

redcalcium 39 points 3 years ago

Oh thank God, I thought they suspected me of being an isekai protagonist.

save

path: 0 3504151, hotness: undefined, score: 39, children: 2

Sabata11792 13 points 3 years ago

Truck-Kun please save us.

save

path: 0 3504151 3505196, hotness: undefined, score: 13, children: 1

DragonTypeWyvern 9 points 3 years ago

The youths yearn for being run over by trucks

save

path: 0 3504151 3505196 3505572, hotness: undefined, score: 9, children: 0

MickeySwitcherooney 32 points 3 years ago

Is serotonin just the placeholder word to use when you have no understanding of neurotransmitters? Seriously, serotonin has like a hundred purposes in the body, what are they trying to refer to?

save

path: 0 3514367, hotness: undefined, score: 32, children: 4

Cornelius_Wangenheim 11 points 3 years ago

save

path: 0 3514367 3520832, hotness: undefined, score: 11, children: 0

darharrison 6 points 3 years ago

Yeah, I don't usually like arguing semantics but the serotonin thing grinds my gears since there's so many causes and treatments to depression and serotonin isn't even involved in many situations.

save

path: 0 3514367 3517289, hotness: undefined, score: 6, children: 1

MyUnclesSecret 10 points 3 years ago

Us old folk heard that depression was because of low serotonin years ago, and the idea stuck like old gum to the underside of a desk. Yeah, it could be scrapped off, but since we don't ever see the bottom of the desk, why would we put in the effort. As a side note, that you for you comment as a reminder that I need to see what new treatments to depression do and look into what we have discovered in the last 20 years...

save

path: 0 3514367 3517289 3517708, hotness: undefined, score: 10, children: 0

MrBakedBeansOnToast 1 point 3 years ago

Probably joy/happiness

save

path: 0 3514367 3517171, hotness: undefined, score: 1, children: 0

PeleSpirit 27 points 3 years ago

save

path: 0 3499835, hotness: undefined, score: 27, children: 1

dulce_3t_decorum_3st 17 points 3 years ago

You’re mistaken. That kid has an old’s hole.

save

path: 0 3499835 3501545, hotness: undefined, score: 17, children: 0

Haui 16 points 3 years ago

For me it really was „so you’re autistic and your parents cant be bothered to get you diagnosed“.

save

path: 0 3513450, hotness: undefined, score: 16, children: 2

Duckef 6 points 3 years ago

For me it was, so you're autistic everyone's a little autistic.

save

path: 0 3513450 3514458, hotness: undefined, score: 6, children: 1

Haui 4 points 3 years ago

If someone wants me to hate them and not piss on them if they are on fire, all they have to do is say that.

I know its a trauma thing for me an they are just ignorant but boy do I hate that sentence.

Sorry you had to go through that.

save

path: 0 3513450 3514458 3521179, hotness: undefined, score: 4, children: 0

1984 15 points 3 years ago

They did call me that actually...

I'm still sick of this world but hey, what to do. I do like some things, driving cars and messing with computers is fun... :)

save

path: 0 3505437, hotness: undefined, score: 15, children: 2

elslide 6 points 3 years ago

get into simracing; you'll be too poor to die

save

path: 0 3505437 3512098, hotness: undefined, score: 6, children: 0

432hz 1 point 3 years ago

Hey, me, too!

save

path: 0 3505437 3508537, hotness: undefined, score: 1, children: 0

eestileib 14 points 3 years ago

Yeah it was repressed abuse and dysphoria for me.

save

path: 0 3502046, hotness: undefined, score: 14, children: 1

somethingsnappy 6 points 3 years ago

Oof. Yes. Repressed abuse and early traumatic friendship (schizophrenia was his diagnosis). You become an "old soul" when you've seen/experienced some shit, even if it's early on.

save

path: 0 3502046 3507074, hotness: undefined, score: 6, children: 0

snek_boi 12 points 3 years ago

I think this ignores that some children are more pensieve and reflexive...

save

path: 0 3518120, hotness: undefined, score: 12, children: 2

Astroturfed 8 points 3 years ago

Yeah, I was super short on serotonin but no one would of ever called me an old soul as a child. My ADHD keeps me running my mouth and being super irritating with people around. I only get quiet and reflect on my own mortality and pointlessness of all life once they walk away and I'm left with my own loud constant inner monologue.

Those of use blessed with the loud, fast constant sadness. We wish we could be called an old soul. RIP Robin Williams.

save

path: 0 3518120 3518418, hotness: undefined, score: 8, children: 1

Simbomba 1 point 3 years ago

This just made me realize.

Fuck you and thank you for it

save

path: 0 3518120 3518418 3531023, hotness: undefined, score: 1, children: 0

Case 10 points 3 years ago

As a bipolar epileptic, I got this phrase a lot.

I wasn't an old soul, I was severely depressed and suicidal.

save

path: 0 3522753, hotness: undefined, score: 10, children: 0

GreenMario 10 points 3 years ago

.....fuck

save

path: 0 3499420, hotness: undefined, score: 10, children: 1

klemptor 5 points 3 years ago

Me too homie

save

path: 0 3499420 3500015, hotness: undefined, score: 5, children: 0

NightAuthor 9 points 3 years ago

Well, it’s actually norepinephrine and dopamine that I struggle with, but that’s bc I have adhd.

save

path: 0 3504249, hotness: undefined, score: 9, children: 0

LaunchesKayaks 8 points 3 years ago

Oh shit I tried so hard to hide my depression as a kid. Guess I was super bad at it lol.

save

path: 0 3511115, hotness: undefined, score: 8, children: 0

DharmaCurious 4 points 3 years ago

It's amazing what a parent deciding to try crack at 45 years old will do to a kid. Thank God Mama was smart enough to get us tf outta there. But yeah, I got the whole "old soul" thing my whole childhood.

save

path: 0 3504063, hotness: undefined, score: 4, children: 0

Zormat 3 points 3 years ago

My love of doo wop probably didn't help

save

path: 0 3502774, hotness: undefined, score: 3, children: 0

Rules:

Rules: