Do you ever think about what you could've been?

[BigBallsLarry]

I think about it a lot, who and what i could've been if i took different choices and went different paths in my life. It's by all means a "dwell in the past" kind of thought.

You know, like thinking to yourself "if i did x sooner i could've been x"

I like to think about how my OWN actions dictated my life to the worse, and how it could've been different. And it hurts even more when you realise how a small choice could've lead your life into a better path.

And while i am sad about it, i dont dwell on it. Instead, I take that thought and choose to learn from it.

How about you guys, do you ever think about it? @Jason Voorhees @TechnoBoss @Gengar @Luca_.

 

[gorgeous]

i think i do too much

 

[BigBallsLarry]

i think i do too much

About what choices?

the starting sooner is what gets me.. starting gym sooner, starting caring sooner, starting studying sooner and all of those stuff.

 

[Deleted member 261530]

Everybody does, and it's only bad if you get fixated on the 'what ifs' instead of moving forward

 

[slaters]

Wish I did human growth hormone at 12

 

[gorgeous]

About what choices?

the starting sooner is what gets me.. starting gym sooner, starting caring sooner, starting studying sooner and all of those stuff.

probably the biggest ones would be what if i locked in when i made this account?, what would i be like if i was going to college and not trade school, starting gym and diet sooner, what if i was more popular ect. kinda just things like that but ive been trying to just focus on what i can change and control

 

[BigBallsLarry]

Wish I did human growth hormone at 12

Would that even benefit you positively? you aren't even in puberty by 12

 

[BarelyLegalTweaker]

Definitely. The "If I did x sooner things would've been so much better" thoughts plague me sometimes. But the past is the past, can't keep dwelling on it forever, there's always other stuff you could do

 

[BigBallsLarry]

Everybody does, and it's only bad if you get fixated on the 'what ifs' instead of moving forward

Well said brocel, that's also what i underlined in the post.

 

[Jason Voorhees]

Many years ago. My dad suggested to me that I should become a pilot and that he'd pay for flying school. Wonder how that would turned out

 

[slaters]

Would that even benefit you positively? you aren't even in puberty by 12

Yea I’d be taller and I was in puberty at 12

 

[BigBallsLarry]

probably the biggest ones would be what if i locked in when i made this account?, what would i be like if i was going to college and not trade school, starting gym and diet sooner, what if i was more popular ect. kinda just things like that but ive been trying to just focus on what i can change and control

That's good that you're trying to change things for the better, these thoughts are plaguing

and trust me nothing would be better if you were popular.. it's better to be a loner than to be famous

 

[BigBallsLarry]

Yea I’d be taller and I was in puberty at 12

That's early! i started around 13-14.

 

[gorgeous]

That's good that you're trying to change things for the better, these thoughts are plaguing

and trust me nothing would be better if you were popular.. it's better to be a loner than to be famous

i mean i would do alot more things and have a more nt and better social life but yeah the thoughts do become plaguing

 

[jaaba]

I think about it a lot, who and what i could've been if i took different choices and went different paths in my life. It's by all means a "dwell in the past" kind of thought.

You know, like thinking to yourself "if i did x sooner i could've been x"

I like to think about how my OWN actions dictated my life to the worse, and how it could've been different. And it hurts even more when you realise how a small choice could've lead your life into a better path.

And while i am sad about it, i dont dwell on it. Instead, I take that thought and choose to learn from it.

How about you guys, do you ever think about it? @Jason Voorhees @TechnoBoss @Gengar @Luca_.

Yeah I always think about how little decisions had a huge knock on effect on my life and how if I didn’t make them I’d be in a completely different spot

 

[BigBallsLarry]

Many years ago. My dad suggested to me that I should become a pilot and that he'd pay for flying school. Wonder how that would turned out

I had a similar thing, when i was a kid i was suggested by my mom to go to a music school and learn drumming, i could've been soooo good.

i play drums now, but only for about 2 years.

 

[zeref74]

Everyday probably, wish I studied harder

 

[BigBallsLarry]

Definitely. The "If I did x sooner things would've been so much better" thoughts plague me sometimes. But the past is the past, can't keep dwelling on it forever, there's always other stuff you could do

Never do late to do things i guess. That's a good mindset.

better late than never.

 

[Born Superior]

I think about it a lot, who and what i could've been if i took different choices and went different paths in my life. It's by all means a "dwell in the past" kind of thought.

You know, like thinking to yourself "if i did x sooner i could've been x"

I like to think about how my OWN actions dictated my life to the worse, and how it could've been different. And it hurts even more when you realise how a small choice could've lead your life into a better path.

And while i am sad about it, i dont dwell on it. Instead, I take that thought and choose to learn from it.

How about you guys, do you ever think about it? @Jason Voorhees @TechnoBoss @Gengar @Luca_.

Im a manlet seamonkey it was over already when I was born

 

[BigBallsLarry]

i mean i would do alot more things and have a more nt and better social life but yeah the thoughts do become plaguing

Well i guess there's different definitions of popular, you can still be a very social and NT teenager without being the "popular kid"

i used to be very social before, i stated it in another post of mine, but i was never popular and i liked that.

 

[gorgeous]

I had a similar thing, when i was a kid i was suggested by my mom to go to a music school and learn drumming, i could've been soooo good.

i play drums now, but only for about 2 years.

sick

 

[BigBallsLarry]

Im a manlet seamonkey it was over already when I was born

5'3 is pretty brutal

 

[BigBallsLarry]

sick

Thanks! I also play the guitar for many years now

 

[gorgeous]

Well i guess there's different definitions of popular, you can still be a very social and NT teenager without being the "popular kid"

i used to be very social before, i stated it in another post of mine, but i was never popular and i liked that.

ive always been in like the mid tier in school social circles like i was never really in that top group of people but i was friends with some and i wasnt apart of the losers or weird kids but i wish i had more friends could go places with me and do stuff

 

[Born Superior]

5'3 is pretty brutal

it is what it is

 

[jackmaxxd]

Yeah I catch myself doing that sometimes, I'm not sure how often i do it personally. When i do catch myself thinking about the past though, I instead begin to live in the present moment, and focus on ways i can act now to help my future self.

 

[Michelangelo]

Many years ago. My dad suggested to me that I should become a pilot and that he'd pay for flying school. Wonder how that would turned out

If you like what you are already doing, i think you probably went the right way

 

[Idontknow-]

I think about it a lot, who and what i could've been if i took different choices and went different paths in my life. It's by all means a "dwell in the past" kind of thought.

You know, like thinking to yourself "if i did x sooner i could've been x"

I like to think about how my OWN actions dictated my life to the worse, and how it could've been different. And it hurts even more when you realise how a small choice could've lead your life into a better path.

And while i am sad about it, i dont dwell on it. Instead, I take that thought and choose to learn from it.

How about you guys, do you ever think about it? @Jason Voorhees @TechnoBoss @Gengar @Luca_.

Maybe diet ig.

 

[SplashJuice]

Absolutely not, what was meant to be was meant to be. I believe in compatibilism, you have agency over your own actions and you should try your best (or worst, if you neglect) but whatever happens is destiny.

 

[BigBallsLarry]

ive always been in like the mid tier in school social circles like i was never really in that top group of people but i was friends with some and i wasnt apart of the losers or weird kids but i wish i had more friends could go places with me and do stuff

Don't you have any close friends you can do stuff with?

I'm not popular at all now but i have some friends that i knew for half my life.

 

[BigBallsLarry]

Maybe diet ig.

Like having a better diet before?

I'm kinda thankful i had a shit diet in my growing ages because now i have big muscular calves

 

[Michelangelo]

I think about it a lot, who and what i could've been if i took different choices and went different paths in my life. It's by all means a "dwell in the past" kind of thought.

You know, like thinking to yourself "if i did x sooner i could've been x"

I like to think about how my OWN actions dictated my life to the worse, and how it could've been different. And it hurts even more when you realise how a small choice could've lead your life into a better path.

And while i am sad about it, i dont dwell on it. Instead, I take that thought and choose to learn from it.

How about you guys, do you ever think about it? @Jason Voorhees @TechnoBoss @Gengar @Luca_.

I wish i wasnt neglected so much to become this unhealthy, i dont entirely blame myself to have ended up where i am now cause i remembered how i felt then

 

[neko]

i hit puberty early and i ate barely any food and got like 6 hours of sleep maybe i could have been taller

 

[BigBallsLarry]

it is what it is

You can go lift a dumbell for 10 minutes and become mr.olympia

search up lukeymc, he's 5'3 and looks crazy good.

 

[Jason Voorhees]

If you like what you are already doing, i think you probably went the right way

I love being an ITcel personally. Great pay, remote work flexibility, and you get to build things that impact people’s lives. Plus, the field’s always evolving you’re constantly learning something new, whether it’s AI, cloud, or cybersecurity. Everyday i learn something new. I never get bored

 

[Idontknow-]

Like having a better diet before?

I'm kinda thankful i had a shit diet in my growing ages because now i have big muscular calves

Yeah tbh. Im thinking if I ate better and not goyslop how it would turn out.

 

[secondcomingofORB]

Ropefuel thread.valid question though

 

[gorgeous]

Don't you have any close friends you can do stuff with?

I'm not popular at all now but i have some friends that i knew for half my life.

yeah i mean i do a couple things with my friends every now and then but im not really to close with them and i would like to do stuff more often yk and it would prob be different if i lived in a city like new york instead of philly

 

[Daddy's Home]

I used to do this during my first years at university, but I quickly realized that all my decisions were based on my past knowledge/experiences at a certain point in time, and these factors are 100% uncontrollable by me personally because life itself always hits you with opportunities and chances out of inertia, and most of the time I had no options, bc there was only one choice

Instead, I think about it and feel sad that life didn't offer me more opportunities in other ways (like my high school/university classmates, who could have been much cooler/better looking, more extroverted, richer, organized parties, dated each other, etc. Instead, our class was full of unattractive / poor / introverted people, so it was much harder to form a social life)

It's like thinking every day about why you didn't buy a lottery ticket this week, because maybe you could have won, but then you remember that maybe you didn't have the money or time to do that..

 

[BigBallsLarry]

Absolutely not, what was meant to be was meant to be. I believe in compatibilism, you have agency over your own actions and you should try your best (or worst, if you neglect) but whatever happens is destiny.

So you never regret your actions?

mirin then, that's a good way of living.

 

[Idontknow-]

it is what it is

 

[Norm Macdonald]

I think about it a lot, who and what i could've been if i took different choices and went different paths in my life. It's by all means a "dwell in the past" kind of thought.

You know, like thinking to yourself "if i did x sooner i could've been x"

I like to think about how my OWN actions dictated my life to the worse, and how it could've been different. And it hurts even more when you realise how a small choice could've lead your life into a better path.

And while i am sad about it, i dont dwell on it. Instead, I take that thought and choose to learn from it.

How about you guys, do you ever think about it? @Jason Voorhees @TechnoBoss @Gengar @Luca_.

Every single day

If my mum never forced me to uni I could have been something

 

[ijustwannaascendlol]

Yeah idk man, i am just 16 but i feel like a faillure already

 

[BigBallsLarry]

I wish i wasnt neglected so much to become this unhealthy, i dont entirely blame myself to have ended up where i am now cause i remembered how i felt then

Yeah, the parentspill haha. Atleast from your parents mistakes you can rest knowing you'll be a good father in the future.

 

[BigBallsLarry]

Yeah tbh. Im thinking if I ate better and not goyslop how it would turn out.

Aren't you still young? It mainly matters during puberty from what i know.

 

[BigBallsLarry]

Ropefuel thread.valid question though

Why ropefuel?

 

[secondcomingofORB]

Why ropefuel?

Sitting and thinking about what could’ve been if I did things the right way,maybe I would’ve been smart and blasted test and GH instead of retarded test and masteron which in turn caused the Norwood reaper to haunt me

 

[Idontknow-]

Aren't you still young? It mainly matters during puberty from what i know.

17. Still eat that goyslop

 

[BigBallsLarry]

I used to do this during my first years at university, but I quickly realized that all my decisions were based on my past knowledge/experiences at a certain point in time, and these factors are 100% uncontrollable by me personally because life itself always hits you with opportunities and chances out of inertia, and most of the time I had no options, bc there was only one choice

Instead, I think about it and feel sad that life didn't offer me more opportunities in other ways (like my high school/university classmates, who could have been much cooler/better looking, more extroverted, richer, organized parties, dated each other, etc. Instead, our class was full of unattractive / poor / introverted people, so it was much harder to form a social life)

It's like thinking every day about why you didn't buy a lottery ticket this week, because maybe you could have won, but then you remember that maybe you didn't have the money or time to do that..

Well said, about the lottery ticket when I'm an adult I'll probably buy one every week haha You know, they're pretty cheap and won't make a dent in my paycheck, and you never know what happens.

 

[Vskizzle1016]

I think about it a lot, who and what i could've been if i took different choices and went different paths in my life. It's by all means a "dwell in the past" kind of thought.

You know, like thinking to yourself "if i did x sooner i could've been x"

I like to think about how my OWN actions dictated my life to the worse, and how it could've been different. And it hurts even more when you realise how a small choice could've lead your life into a better path.

And while i am sad about it, i dont dwell on it. Instead, I take that thought and choose to learn from it.

How about you guys, do you ever think about it? @Jason Voorhees @TechnoBoss @Gengar @Luca_.

I fantasize all the time that if I wasn't autistic I legitimately could be a slayer.