Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:She works at a bakery/cafe full time. She has always been someone who would rather NOT try because she's so afraid to fail, not seeing you can fail, regroup and try again. So she's 22 and has taken like three college classes after dropping out of HS and eventually getting a GED. Very sad.
I know someone who went this route and now they are pushing 50 and still live with their parents. They bounced around from various restaurant and retail jobs, moved in with boyfriends/friends in different cities/beach towns when they were younger, but ultimately wound up single, childless, and living with their parents for the bulk of their 30s and 40s.
Hindsight being 20/20, I think they let an anxiety diagnosis be an excuse for never having to work hard and figure things out. When things got hard, they moved on (or moved back with their folks). I hope they will inherit enough money to support themselves because they haven’t been working for a number of years.
It’s sad, but it’s also baffling. They grew up in a nice home in a nice area and went to good schools K-12 (private). No trauma or abuse. Perhaps too much coddling?