Originally Posted by 82spukram

the mistake wasn’t yours it was your parents. They should not let you have a cell phone so young. They should have kept you off social media, internet, video games. They should have forced you outside and play more in the real world. If they had taken a harder road when you were younger, let you be mad for a few days but stick to it, not given in then you wouldn’t be on APC looking for validation on a choice 2 years ago. You wouldn’t feel anxiety. You would realize you made a choice. That choice has consequences. You won’t know if you made the right choice or wrong choice until you retire. It’s life. Stop worrying about past choices and look forward. Don’t blame your parents they had no idea that you would have these issues of needing constant reassurance and positive affirmation and constant hit of endorphins from the enjoyment that your phone provides you but your can’t replicate with people. No one knew except the people out in the tech industry who purposely keep their kids out of school they rely on tech, limit their exposure. They seemed to understand the issues pretty early on but they liked making money off your parents and everyone else.

good luck and enjoy your time in the industry.