How do I stop obsessing about this?

Question

I really miss being a kid. I have dreams about it all the time and think about it a lot. I am 27 years old and like my life but feel like I can't get over this. Please help....no jackass answers please.

Answer 1

probably means you hang with lame-o's. im almost 30 but i still laugh at poo jokes cause my friends tell awesome poo jokes. trust me.

Answer 2

There's nothing wrong with missing your childhood. I'm 27, too, and it sucks having to give up the freedom of childhood. We're at the age where we're supposed to be settled into a career, creating a family, and working towards the American dream (assuming your American...apologies if you're not). I'm nowhere near that point (still in college getting my B.A.). I don't know if you are or not, but you said that you like your life, and that's a good thing.

My advise would be to just let it run its course through your mind, and eventually, the thoughts will peter out on their own. Unless you have a history of OCD. In which case, more drastic steps would be required. If not, though, don't worry too much about it. Almost turning 30 is enough to set anyone on edge.

Oh, and btw, I know I don't really feel any different inside than I did 15 years ago. I *am* different, and vastly so, but it doesn't seem like it. Somehow, it seems like I'm still the same kid I always was.

I kinda like that. So, maybe, instead of fighting your childhood, try embracing it. It's certainly more fun.

Answer 3

You can stop obsessing by going back to the places you used to visit a lot as a child (like school) and seeing that things have changed. Life has moved on. It's ok to miss your childhood, but as with each day, it was just a part of your life. When you're 67, you don't want to be talking about how at 27 you could only focus on what you were doing when you were 7. Maybe you should write a book about your childhood and then put it away.

Answer 4

I had to grow up faster then I would have liked, however I have chosen a career around children so that I can still act like one that way I can relive my childhood and still be older then the children. Enjoy the life you have, if you are still dreaming of being a kid I would think about volunteering at a local child care centre I'm sure they let you talk to the children about something you are interested in whether you know a lot about an animal or a what you do at work. That kind of stuff is very interesting for them. This way you still have a connection to your childhood.

You can do anything you want to do!

Answer 5

I know what you are feeling but I have children of my own and can act like a kid when I want. However, When they are not around and I need to have fun, I go for a bike ride and see how fast I can go, go to the amusement park with some friends and run to the ride line. I even sit on the swings and see if i can still touch the clouds. Just cuz you are a grown up.. it doesn't mean life is over..Hey why don't you learn a dance that you don't know?

Answer 6

There's nothing wrong with embracing your youth even when you're supposed to be all grown-up. In fact, you'll probably live longer than others by maintaining a youthful outlook and energy level. However, if this is getting in the way of accomplishing your adult goals, you may want to consider visiting with a counselor. Maybe there's a link that a professional can see within you that you yourself cannot. It may just be a quarter life crisis (as my friends and I call it--I'm 25) and something that goes away with time. Don't panic either--it only makes things worse.

Answer 7

Just because you're 27 doesn't mean you have to stop being a kid. I watch cartoons all the time and play video games, as well as doing serious stuff. I miss being young, too. I miss pulling off playing with Barbies, Polly Pocket, hotwheels, swinging, etc. Work with kids. Maybe you can get paid being a kid ;-)

Answer 8

being a kid is somthing we all miss, we did'nt have all the stress of responsibity and grown up things to worry about, jobs and all that you are very young and going into the adult world and wishing you could be free of all the stuff you have to do now, my daughter is 27 and she has a 6 yr old and a new baby and I see her struggling and life seems so hard at that age so just pamper yourself, I take time out to do kid things for day or mabe two , nothing is wrong with being a kid at heart all your life it makes life worth living

Answer 9

You know.....growing old is mandatory, but growing up is optional. You're only as young as you feel. And the younger you feel the longer you'll be around. Don't pine over what is lost, look forward to what is ahead, and enjoy every minute of it. Spice it up and let the kid in you come out whenever possible.

Look at my profile. I've been told I have the Peter Pan Syndrome, and I take that as a compliment.

Answer 10

It's alright... you're young at heart! You need to stop hanging around people who take life too seriously!

I don't plan on being such a stone-faced adult when I get there (only seventeen now, lol)... and I bet we'd be good friends. Perhaps, somehow -- you'll meet people who really understand what fun is... those are the kind that you need to learn from.

Everyone else is boring, honestly. Kick back and giggle when you can, chica!

Answer 11

Be a kid every chance you get. Do all the things you loved.
Skip rope, roll down a hill, skate, run in the rain....whatever.
You can't help growing old, but growing up is optional.
I opt to stay young. The calendar says I'm 53, my gut tells me I'm 23 and I'm proud of it.
Hanging with young people will keep you young.
Dream some fun stuff to do and when awake, do it.
On my lunch break at work I color in a color book or draw pictures and color them.