It’s no surprise that every stage in life comes with a different set of worries and challenges. What might come as a surprise, though, is what said set often entails.
Those who’ve already stepped into the third decade of their lives know that adulthood is no exception. Whether it’s finances, health, or other important matters that continuously remind people of themselves—often accompanied by a headache—there’s always something to worry about. If you’re wondering what that something is for different people, scroll down to find out what things our readers were not prepared for in adulthood.
Seeking to learn more about what worries people as adults and how best to deal with it all, Bored Panda turned to an expert in adult development psychology, based in the School of Human Sciences at the University of Greenwich, Dr. Oliver Robinson, who was kind enough to answer a few of our questions. Scroll down to find his thoughts in the text below.
#1
That you don't realise when you're supposed to be an adult. All of the sudden you're just middle aged everything hurts and you still feel like you're waiting for this adult thing to happen
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#2
No matter how old I am I’d feel so young inside.
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#3
When they rearrange the grocery store.
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#4
Being virtually the only person left in your life who remembers anything about your childhood. It’s disorienting
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#5
The older you get the more invisible you become.
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#6
That you can have pimples and grey hair at the same time.
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#7
How expensive it is to just exist. Even after doing all the things I was told to be “successful” like getting good grades and going to college. Also the mental breakdowns, anxiety, and depression.
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#8
The entitlement of some people.
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#9
Not knowing what to cook every day.
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#10
That life is just about winging it. You never know the answers to everything or have the solutions to everything.
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#11
Needing to sleep then not being able to.
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#12
Body aches and pains. Chores, never ending chores. Bills, never ending bills to pay! Adulting is hard.
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#13
How much it will hurt when you lose your parents.
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#14
That you still can’t have as many horses/dogs/cats as you want – or live in a castle.
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#15
How much bras hurt your body by the end of the day, even if they're properly fitted.
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#16
Watching your parents age. Seeing them go from young parents to elderly grandparents is….both beautiful and painful.
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#17
That women are not allowed to get old. They are expected to stay young, thin and perky forever.
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#18
That I could afford all the video games but never have time to play them
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#19
Getting up in a morning with more injuries than u went to bed with
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#20
Getting to grips with the reality that nothing really matters and we are all going to die eventually sooner than we expected – we’ll be buried with our very big dreams, expectations and life ambitions that we slowly, every year, gave up on trying to attain. On the flip side, the realization that health and the small moments with loved ones is really all that goes with you to the grave.
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#21
Life itself? How hard it is to be an adult? Being lost and not knowing what to do ?
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