Something to think about

Well she's only a teenager, and we all know that perspective is different when you're going through that particular period of your life. She doens't have the experience or the maturity yet to see that time and life flies, and that in less than what she thinks, she will be missing her youth years. I just think she got a bit mindboggled that night, but she will be fine...she just needs time to discover it by herself.

Hi patgalca! I guess, when I was very young I remember being so anxious of life because I just want to get where I want to be as fast or as quickly as i can. I guess, I was anxious to see where life is taking me and I think at that time, I want to see how my story book will end if it is like a fairy tale with a beautiful ending. And now, that I am 41, I think that life is passing by so quickly because i haven't reached all the goals I have wanted and have all my dreams come true. So, I guess, we all feel differently in each stages of our lives. Take care and have a nice day.

I would be concerned to hear this from my daughter. I know when I am going through my depressions sometimes this is the way I feel. Even the fact she said she can't stop thinking. It doesn't hurt to have her talk to someone. I didn't with my youngest and I am not tring to scare you but she tried to overdose 3 times. You know your daugther best but always be on the lookout for warning signs.

you see, when we are still young we always wanna grow so fast to do things only a grown up person can do..always wishing we are 18 because 18 can do lots of things we want already..i guess thats what it is for me..while when we grow old we always say we wish we can be a child again like the old days..when we are just playing and just don't think anything but games..eat and sleep..being stubborn and all that..nothing serious..you know now i wish i can go back to my childhood days and remain a child as long as i can..

life is too long hi palgalea i think froma younger person point of view life seems longer i am not that old but i cna understnad were they are coming from i joke with my parents that they are ancient to me because im still young somewhat but i think older people say like is too short because there pretty much at the end of there life but sometimes they may be saying ive lived this long but what have i accomplished in life have i wasted my time or have i dont something meaningful in life!!!!!

Have you spoken to her about what she meant by that phrase? If I was 14 I would look at what was ahead of me and say school is too long. Then you have to work everyday of your life after you graduate. I guess life does look like a long time. I am sure when she gets older it will seem like everything is passing to quickly. He is a website that you can check out that will help with dreams and try to explain them. I hope you get the answers you are looking for. Don't forget to try and get details out of your daughter about what she is thinking. Good luck. www.dreamschool.org

In my teens I thought that 50 was too old & I'd kill myself when I got there. Some how that deadline just flew on by a few yrs back without feeling any need to do so. I think when I realized at about 18 or so that years got shorter because they took up smaller fractions of your life that I realized that aging has some benifits, Christmas gets here seemingly faster for one thing. I can tell you that there are some days that seem just as long as when I was 6 & in second grade. But Friday gets here so fast these days. Paydays some times take too long to get here, but suddenly its fall again & the weather is cooling off. Now, the aches & pains I could do without, but the years seeming to fly by, I can live with that!

That's not an uncommon statement among those of us in chronic pain -- Painiacs, as some of us call ourselves. You might know one or two of the same ones I know. Many of my friends don't know how I go on having so many things and so much worse than they do. I just take it one day at a time. I also wonder how two of my friends with MS survive and get thru each day. When I can't get thru and am in nothing but misery then it'll be time to go -- it will have become WAY too long a life. I can forsee the day -- it's just not now, not yet. Unless this stuff gets cured, and quick! Chances of that? LOL

I do not want to scare you or become an alarmist but the best thing would be to get your daughter someone to talk to that she can trust. I am in my late twenties now but my mental problems started in my early teens. I had no where to turn and waited almost to late to speak up. I did not want to worry anyone. It seemed the weight of the world was always on my shoulders and even when I slept I could not stop my mind form spinning. It is very good that you care enough to question. I am not saying there is anything wrong with your daughter. What I am saying is that depression and a host of other illnesses can hit anyone. Be aware that a little thing like this can turn into a big thing in no time. There is nothing that can prevent how she feels but you can help her by being there, listening and not judgeing. If someone had let me know it was alright when I started having problems that I had someone in my corner maybe things wouldn't have gotten as bad as they did. When life felt to long to me I did something about it. Thankfully I survived but it I can make others aware and help stop someone from making the mistakes I did I feel I should speak up. Maybe this is a normat teen thing. Just in case it's not trust your gut and help to do something about it.