Those that went down the "gifted kid to failure-to-launch" pipeline: What do you think went wrong and how do you cope with these realizations?
I’ve really been struggling with this as I approach my 31st birthday. It is hard to reconcile with the that I had the potential to do SO MUCH with my life and so far…I’ve somehow only made one mess after the other. I just keep feeling like “how have 10 years passed and how did I let things get this bad?”
I would like to hear some other perspectives on this because I feel like this is a more common issue than people would like to admit sometimes.
EDIT: In response to comments referencing young elementary age, that is not necessarily what I’m talking about. When I reference being “gifted” I’m not talking about the fun little elementary programs. I’m talking about taking multiple AP classes at a time, dedicating all of my free time in high school to being successful, very high SAT scores, multiple legitimate awards, potential to go to almost any college within financial reason (to name a few). I worked my ass off for all of that and then I just…stopped.