I think it happens to everyone when we are battling a chronic illness, physical or mental, that we often feel we are not in sync with the people our age.
In my case I can honestly say that the years between 22 and 25 were focused on other stuff (wasted, from many others point of view).
Basically in that period of my life I was busy trying to survive every day without any suicide attempt, learning to speak again after my conversion disorder episode, getting used to arthritis and managing life with fewer medications or therapy appointments.
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