I have struggled with this greatly in the past. When I start setting out life plans I become overwhelmed, and then I just obsess about these "plans" that I'm making for myself in the future. The main problem was my mother and her unrealistic goals she had set for me. ex.: Going to college for a BS, then going to college to get a Masters degree, then getting my Doctorate degree, then getting married, having children (yes, multiple children), having an executive job.....etc.

Then after doing 6 weeks of an out-patient program, I realized that it does not matter what she wants me to, since it is my life and that I need to do what is best for me.

You have to remember to stay in the PRESENT, and not the past or future. If you're not in the present, you can miss a big part of your life because you're always worrying about what happened or is going to happen.

Technically, you never need to grow up. You just need to learn how to adapt to the situation that you're in, in that specific time, then go play some video games.

romanjames2004, you have a lot of your life left, don't worry about getting old, until you actually are old. Just think, one more year, then you get to drink legally.