>used to be able to leave my house to go to the city, go to any social events or buy anything from any store in a total normal fashion without spilling any spaghetti (up to around age 11)
>now am too anxious to even leave my home in the first place, spilling spaghetti and overanalyzing situations where I used to be calm
>used to be able to handle mail and send letters regularly as a kid
>now almost completely forgot about how you do that
>used to speak my native tongue (german) fluently and handle basic french
>know next to nothing about them now, can only understand some written german but that's about all
>used to be able to dive into a pool with no problems, although I was a bad swimmer
>now I can't even put my head under the water without panicking right away
>apparently knew how to knit during my early childhood
>don't even remember this happened at all
>used to be able to make friends easily, both IRL and online
>now approaching anyone at all just feels entirely awkward, even if texting someone you already know
>used to know how to play the flute well
>am clueless now
>used to have somewhat normal or good handwriting
>degraded into chickenscratch for some reason and never recovered
>used to be able to give a fuck about things
>>28591340
>used to be able to speak french at an advanced level after learning it for 4 years
>can't even form basic sentences now as it has been so long since I've practiced
>used to know the ins and outs of competitive smogon and VGC pokemon
>barely even remember every type weakness/resistance now
>used to be an amazing basketball player and carry every team I played on
>cower in fear when anyone approaches me with an offer to play
>used to have a decent work ethic and be able to get things done on a schedule and motivate myself to be productive and accomplish tasks
>apathy has consumed me to such a point that it is a major chore to step out of my room or even get out of bed in the morning
>used to feel inclined and obliged to maintain and develop real life connections and bonds with other people
>it now feels forced and a huge chore
Liked your idea for this thread, came up with some from the top of my head quickly to give you a bump.
>>28591526
>french
If you practice a little youll get it back fast
>pokemon
Better off not knowing
>basketball
Literally an ape sport for niggers
>work ethic
This one is pretty bad and will hurt your life if you let it
>connections feel like a chore
I feel you on this one. I cant tell if its because im older or if its because im a cynical piece of shit
You, uh, forgot your native language...?
>used to be able to wake up in the morning, go to school and sit there and pay attention
>I went through my last year like a zombie, sleeping through 90% of all classes
>>28591526
>used to feel inclined and obliged to maintain and develop real life connections and bonds with other people
>it now feels forced and a huge chore
That's because it is a chore, you didn't lose anything, you just found out the truth.
People are usually shit and I am starting to unironically hate interacting with them nowadays and this sucks because you have to interact with these fuckers in order to survive.
>Used to wander around in the internet and find all kinds of amazing things
>These days it's just 4chan and Youtube
>was quantifiably above-average as a child, pushed towards gifted programs, used as teachers helper to teach other students, constantly got awards and shit for standardized test placements
>on a few occasions got accused of cheating because the school administration refused to believe a nine year old could read and write at the level of a college junior
>become very disillusioned with school after several negative run-ins with the Zero Tolerance gestapo, fifth grade teacher who hated boys pushed me over the edge
>withdraw, stop applying myself or putting out anything but the bare minimum effort
>between this and some shit my mom did to me that sabotaged me, I just stop caring and become bitter, edgy, apathetic youth
>barely graduate high school and entered a meh-tier state university, only got in off of my ACT score
>actually begin to try again because I'm interested in my career field
>feel like I'm the dumbest person in the room
>take forever to memorize functions everyone else understood within the first few weeks
>have zero study skills because I, no exaggeration, didn't study once between fourth grade and senior year of high school
I feel like I've lost any ability I may have ever had.
Who /wasted potential/ here?
![[Autistic shrieks].png](https://i.imgur.com/RXkVW6H.jpg "[Autistic shrieks].png")
>Used to play the Viola
>Used to be super flexible
S'about it. What little left I can do I picked up way too late in life.
>>28591855
>used to be amazed at things
>now it's as if I've seen everything
Nothing surprises me anymore
>used to speak 4 languages fluently
>used to play fighting games and arena shooters well enough that I could win decent money in tournaments
>used to ride my bike all the time
>used to play sax for a living
Got into a car accident. Major damage to my hands, left leg absolutely destroyed, and minor brain damage. Hands don't always work so hot anymore so I can't play vidya or the sax well anymore. Leg barely even bends some days so I can't ride my bike much anymore. Brain damage basically killed my ability to speak German, Mandarin, and French. Down to just English now, and I needed therapy or rehab or whatever the word is to get back up to a functional level with that.
