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I can't deal with the fact that people younger than me are experiencing things which i havent and i wont in my life
It makes me being either extremely nervous or extremely sad
I also have lot of FOMO It's every second of my life i can't do anything or focus on a task

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[–] FridaySteve@lemmy.world 11 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Focus on what you have to offer other people, not what other people have that you want.

[–] GoldenDeLorean@lemmy.world 4 points 2 days ago

This is the way.

[–] CameronDev@programming.dev 11 points 2 days ago

and I won't in my life

That is a choice within your control. Get some help, this is incel nonsensical thinking.

[–] vk6flab@lemmy.radio 5 points 2 days ago

Consider this:

The 8 billion other people on the planet are living their lives as best they can. Their experiences along that journey are unique to them. Even "identical" twins are not identical, nor do they have the same life journey.

In other words, what you can and cannot experience is unique to you and in that, you are unique, just like every single person.

I spend my life considering everything I can do, rather than what I cannot. FOMO goes both ways.