Past versions of yourself

fizzypish

Could you get on with younger versions of yourself. Personally 16, 18, 21 and current self were four different adults. My personality didn't stabilize until I was around 23ish.
16 yrs: Quiet young fellah. Bit emotional. Normal teen. I'd have no problem with him.
18 yrs: Too much energy, bad decisions and strong views. Emotional maturity of a turnip. Couldn't deal him with for long.
21 yrs: Bit of a prick. Current self would put him down.
Currently, I've mellowed a bit.

corner of hells

fizzypish wrote: »

Could you get on with younger versions of yourself. Personally 16, 18, 21 and current self were four different adults. My personality didn't stabilize until I was around 23ish.
16 yrs: Quiet young fellah. Bit emotional. Normal teen. I'd have no problem with him.
18 yrs: Too much energy, bad decisions and strong views. Emotional maturity of a turnip. Couldn't deal him with for long.
21 yrs: Bit of a prick. Current self would put him down.
Currently, I've mellowed a bit.

Four , no eleven . Is the first question a trick question ?

FluffyAngel

I have trouble getting on with my prick self now...
why would i want to go back and kick the nuts out of myself ...



Now if i was Enda kenny,CEO irish water ,Garlicman etc etc (insert your gripe here)

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

If your personality is changing every 2 years, you need help.

If you can't get on with yourself, you need help.

If you had not stable personality until 23....



You need help.

fizzypish

corner of hells wrote: »

Four , no eleven . Is the first question a trick question ?

No tricks. Put yourself in a room with a younger version of yourself. Your not trying to impart wisdom or anything. Just sit and talk and see if you actually could like him/her as you are now.

I once pooped in my pantaloons and flung a spoon of goody at my mum.

I look back now at my 8 month old self and shudder.

fizzypish

Jaylah Young Flower wrote: »

If your personality is changing every 2 years, you need help.

If you can't get on with yourself, you need help.

If you had not stable personality until 23....

You need help.

Right, look at it this way. I used to work in a country bar and if there was an 18 you'd expect a mess and puke but generally no big scuffels. A 21st would have all that and more scuffels. A 25 + would be generally all rosy. I know there are other factors being brought into this example but if these groups of people weren't evolving a bit with age then I'd expect the same kind of parties regardless of age. This is probably going to muddy the water more.....

Jaylah Young Flower

Jaylah Young Flower wrote: »

If your personality is changing every 2 years, you need help.

If you can't get on with yourself, you need help.

If you had not stable personality until 23....



You need help.

It must be great to be perfect.

Sometimes I even struggle to like the current version of myself. But no - the old me was a complete waste of space - wasted much of his life and time and resources - and did not care for anyone else but himself. I totally killed him off. Then again I would never go back in time and try and change that either. What I was then - fueled in many ways who and what I am today. So I owe that lay about loser that much at least.

Whitewinged

Yea i think i could get on with my past self since my new self is trying to be more understanding and see things from another persons perspective. I dont think i was that bad, a bit self absorbed and seen things a bit black and white. Also i do occasionally meet my 16 year old self every now and then when im tired or grumpy

Azalea

16 is adult?

Jaylah Young Flower wrote: »

If your personality is changing every 2 years, you need help.

If you can't get on with yourself, you need help.

If you had not stable personality until 23....



You need help.

If you post inflammatory stuff for attention... you need help.

cantdecide

I paid the price for being a slightly immature old head on young shoulders and obviously things have changed over the years but largely, I've been reasonably consistent. Since I got into my thirties I've definitely felt more like myself or at least, myself makes more sense as a thirty something.

the evasion_kid

I was a far far better person year ago....the world has a way of kicking that out of ya

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

Deleted User wrote: »

It must be great to be perfect.

Absolutely.

At least my personality developed early and has remained so. Personality is not maturity or wisdom.

Ghost Buster

fizzypish wrote: »

Could you get on with younger versions of yourself. Personally 16, 18, 21 and current self were four different adults. My personality didn't stabilize until I was around 23ish.
16 yrs: Quiet young fellah. Bit emotional. Normal teen. I'd have no problem with him.
18 yrs: Too much energy, bad decisions and strong views. Emotional maturity of a turnip. Couldn't deal him with for long.
21 yrs: Bit of a prick. Current self would put him down.
Currently, I've mellowed a bit.

I wasnt an adult at 21 let alone 16. Not sure Im one yet at 45.

The Backwards Man

'Things change.' 'So do people.'

- exchange between Ug and Charlie, Critters IV

Optimalprimerib

Jaylah Young Flower wrote: »

Absolutely.

At least my personality developed early and has remained so. Personality is not maturity or wisdom.

I dont think my personality has changed much either, my maturity and decision making has, so in that sense i would cringe at my younger self.

But they say that the people you hate the most are the ones that remind you of you. Well i say that. Maybe i do need help

Azalea

Jaylah Young Flower wrote: »

Absolutely.

At least my personality developed early and has remained so. Personality is not maturity or wisdom.

Smug arrogance and having a go at someone for no reason ain't being perfect.

Teafor two12345

Azalea wrote: »

Smug arrogance ain't being perfect.

It is when I wear it :-D

OhDearyMe

Whitewinged wrote: »

Yea i think i could get on with my past self since my new self is trying to be more understanding and see things from another persons perspective. I dont think i was that bad, a bit self absorbed and seen things a bit black and white. Also i do occasionally meet my 16 year old self every now and then when im tired or grumpy

Love that last line! I was always a fairly decent sausage and though I gave regrets, I think I always tried to do the best I could with the tools I had. There was never a point in my life when I think, "Jaysus I was some arsehole". Definitely work in progress, though.

Teafor two12345

Born awesome. :-) Will die awesome.

Jaylah Young Flower

Jaylah Young Flower wrote: »

Absolutely.

At least my personality developed early and has remained so. Personality is not maturity or wisdom.

Personality is definitely not maturity or wisdom. However certain events in life can cause an individual to completely change.

eternal

I'm a much better person than I was years ago and I think I would be disgusted at my bad habits then.

ToddyDoody

fizzypish wrote: »

Could you get on with younger versions of yourself.

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I might ask someone that at work and see what they say.

chrissb8

Jaylah Young Flower wrote: »

Absolutely.

At least my personality developed early and has remained so. Personality is not maturity or wisdom.

"Personality" is a dynamic and organized set of characteristics possessed by a person that uniquely influences their environment, cognition's, emotions, motivations, and behavioral science in various situations.

I would say maturity and wisdom fall under a set of characteristics that are possessed by people.