I know it’s a at best a useless mindset, as nothing will make me somehow magically get a new chance at those years. But it’s still a strong feeling and it’s still there.
I’m doing my best to push through it, I’m out there talking to people, but there’s usually a point where we are sharing personal anecdotes and I just feel my stomach tightening, as I barely have any of those. I have no experiences which means I have no identity which means I am uninteresting.
I've lost a decade of my life too, and I know how that feels... I don't care for conversations or what people think, but I suffer a lot from that hole no one else understands. I hope you find a way to feel better about it.