IVe spent so much of my young adulthood in misery trying to wrok through these emotional issues.

I guess I just think, what are 20-25year olds who dont have these issues doing with those 5 years?

Are htey maturing too? or are htey getting on with things? what is it LIKE not to have to be dealing with all this.

And if i go through therapy have i any hope of 'cathing up'.
ie I missed out on developmental stages while growing up, so now im having to work through them - but what about the maturing and stages healhty people are going through while im trying to go through the earlier ones? am I doomed never to expereince what it is like to be a mature human being?

tdoc just looked at me when i said this.