[kreg]

Is there a medical term or classification for late blooming maturity? I suspect to some degree we all experience this in later years-60's 70's. I'm just looking for anything that might help me be a better person and lessen the emotional difficulties I bring on myself. I looked at the symptoms of narcissism. Some of them fit especially always talking about me me me and general social awkwardness but many symptoms don't fit. Then I looked at Asperger's. A couple things here fit but most don't.

Just in the last couple years I've become more aware of how my actions affect the feelings of others and the resulting pain it brings me. I've also become more focused on my hobby's which have always been on and off things. It brings on a kind of realization that my development has been stunted all my life but now seems to be appearing at least somewhat. Is this just general immaturity or is there a term for it? Anyway in a better state I would have achieved more and experienced a lot less emotional turmoil.

[Skeezyks]

Hello kreg: Well... the Skeezyks is in that 60's to 70's category you mentioned. I've spent a lifetime dabbling in a little bit of this & a little bit of that... never accomplishing much of anything as a result of any of it except that I managed to spend quite a bit of money in the process.

I recall my mother telling me, many years ago, that when I was born my horoscope said I would have so many interests in so many different directions, if I wasn't guided with a strong hand, I'd jump from one thing to another & never accomplish anything. I wasn't & I didn't...

Lately, I've developed an interest in learning more about Buddhism, in particular the earliest Buddhist texts. At my age, I know I'll never become any kind of Buddhist scholar, so to speak. However, at least at the moment, I plan to learn as much as I can in the time I have left. Hopefully, I won't change my mind again next week!

I recall reading, many years ago, one of these advice columns. A person who was older had written in asking if she was too old to start a four year academic program. She wrote that in four years she would be "X" number of years old. The columnist replied by asking: so... how old will you be in four years if you don't go to school?

Hello, Kreg.



Sincerely,

Rainy

[kreg]

Originally Posted by Skeezyks

Hello kreg: Well... the Skeezyks is in that 60's to 70's category you mentioned. I've spent a lifetime dabbling in a little bit of this & a little bit of that... never accomplishing much of anything as a result of any of it except that I managed to spend quite a bit of money in the process.

I think dilettante is the word for dabbler. Pretty common probably. Astrology is another thing I've looked into and found things in some person's charts that go way beyond coincidence. Maybe there is no classification for me or you other than lack of drive or focus so I don't know what drug my medicare will cover. lol. Some famous historical guy said about big achievers that they are only those who have lived many incarnations and have built up to the point where they can do such things. So he said don't feel bad about your self.