My therapists are typically the ones to point this (that I am more mature) out to me. I grew up in a parentificated household and was always told by members of my extended family that I had to take care of my mother. She was verbally, and sometimes, physically abusive towards me. My mom threw me out during my senior year of high school and so I got my own apartment. This led to me having live in boyfriends. My concerns were never typical for people of my age and socio-economical class. By the time I was 20, I had racked up a history quite a personal history including the sudden death of my only biological sister, several sexual assaults, surviving an abusive relationship, conquering bulimia and self-injury, and surviving a handful of sexual assaults. Last year, I moved to the other side of the state to get a fresh start.

To cut to the chase, I feel that my past traumas have led me to possess a different world-view than my peers. I don't judge them for it, but I feel like they all don't really "get it" yet. I'm don't enjoy doing typical college things very often. I don't like small talk and no one seems to be interested in the things that I talk about. I think that my intelligence and demeanor is often daunting. I've have so many men tell me that I am really intimidating, which hurts. I identify with people older than me fairly easily, but I live in a town were my tender age of "22" is considered up there.

Does that answer your question?