I am 27 but I get treated like I am much younger then I am. I think it’s because of how I act. I am very shy and quiet and I don’t always know how to explain things when I am talking because of anxiety. I also have speech issues. Last therapy session my therapist told me that she knows that I’m not that young but that we could draw or just talk in the next session the way she does with her younger clients.

I also think I get treated younger because of how I look. My face is young and I dress in jeans and hoodies and I’ve even been told that my body shape is that of a younger persons.

Do you get treated like the age you are? Do you think it’s based on how you look or act?