I'm not like that anymore!

**Bulbasaur** · 04-07-2016, 12:12 PM

How have you changed as a person? Any qualities you wish you still had? Regrets? A bit of a broad topic, but hopefully that'll cause more discussion.

If you knew me in elementary school, you'd be like "Who the hell is this kid?". I'm gonna be honest, I was a bully. Constantly. Also had terrible anger issues (I still have a rare flash of anger, though). As I grew up, the anger issues slowly turned into anxiety issues. And I'm not a bully anymore. Glad those two qualities are gone, even if one turned into anxiety. :P

I've also expanded my taste in music a lot. I was raised on classic rock, and listened solely to that. Guitar Hero really expanded my horizons to metal. Now I love being introduced to new music.

For some reason, I've stopped eating certain foods due to not liking them anymore. Bananas and cheese are two. They make me gag now. As a kid I loved bananas, so that's odd.

**Suicune's Fire** · 04-07-2016, 01:00 PM

Oh my gosh, yes, I was a bully, too, back in grade 1. Don't even cross me, yo. XD I was, like, 6! And I was a bully! There was something wrong there. XD

I've definitely changed. I think that after your teenage years, it's soooo much easier to chill out, learn more about who you are, and realise that you don't have to be an awkward hormonal teenager anymore! My confidence was a lot higher after my awkward teen stage. Phew!

My taste in music has certainly changed. I used to be into ballads and now I'm more into rock/metal. I listen to a variety of artists and genres though. cx

**Corey** · 04-07-2016, 04:47 PM

I used to be more carefree and not at all anxious, but now anxiety practically consumes my life. I was a really headstrong child who wasn't afraid to speak his mind, but I've became more reserved in that area, as I really don't like to start arguments because a lot of people can't keep it civil and I don't need that stress LOL. I basically just really dislike the idea of someone not liking me, or at least them having something against me. I've never been a bully, though.

I'm still really opinionated, but my opinions arise from compassion (more for social/economic issues) and facts (for beliefs and the like). I never bother debating because, like I said, it tends to become ruthless. And you can't really ever tell anyone they're wrong/convince them of your side because other people largely aren't very open-minded and don't want to concede. I used to argue the house down, but as I grew older, I just figured there was really no point...

As for foods, I can't really think of anything that's changed. I've always been a mix of really picky yet also really...not picky. There are relatively few things I won't eat, but if there's something I won't eat, I won't eat it (even if I haven't eaten all day and that's all there is). I've always been like that! Same for music tastes. I've always been all about that pop, and it's basically the only thing I listen to.

**Neo Emolga** · 04-07-2016, 05:54 PM

I used to be a terribly fussy eater. Back then, I figured if it looked disgusting, it probably tasted disgusting too. So something like a burrito with all that stuff mixed together was probably horrible, same thing with pot pies, stew, and stuff like that. When I got a little older, I was trying them and I was like "hey, these are actually pretty good!" Also, I drink a lot more coffee and less soda.

As a kid, I cared too much about what other people thought of me and I kept trying to win the favor of people who obviously wouldn't ever be friends. In addition, I had some pretty bad habits, had really unusual choices of clothing (windbreaker pants and a sweatshirt in the middle of winter, wtf was I thinking!?), and I didn't stand my ground when I should have (I was a turn the other cheek person and thus, always a victim of the bullies). If I could do it all again, I'd try new things and be willing to fit in a little more (or at least not seem like such an unlikable oddball).

When it comes to music, I pretty much used to always listened to pop because it was really the only genre I was familiar with and not too many radio stations I knew about played anything else. These days, I'm much more into alternative rock and metal (I listen to a butt-load of Sabaton).

**Mujaffa** · 04-07-2016, 06:57 PM

well most of my childhood memories have gone the way of the dodo because .. HEY! how about them pokemans, huh?
nah i havent changed much, well i have but i just changed back y'know?
used to be a real attention ***** then i got shy and bullied untill i became some kind of antisocial paranoid freak. which i still am to some degree. i am a social paranoid freak now! convinced everyone hates me.. hah!
honestly, as a kid i never had pokemon cards or a gameboy or anything like that, i had the anime but that was it! wasnt til i was like 12 i got into the pokemon fandom.
instead i was raised around cars and one of my oldest positive memories is a fugly looking matte puke green volvo 740 with 400 horsepowers that my father owned when i was very young. but yeah i never had much pokemon or video games growing up those came around later in my life!
music taste's always been "whatever sounds good" classic rock is a favorite tho

**SassySnivy** · 04-07-2016, 07:13 PM

Hey, nice idea for a thread! Well, let's see...when I was about 8 or so, I was like I am now except less chill. x] It was when I was around 10 that I started to change for whatever reason. I somehow developed chronic depression over the course of a few years. When I was in 5th grade, I'd get really, really down and this was around the time I started contemplating suicide. During this time and in 6th grade. Like now, I loved to draw and my two best friends were always better than me (imho), so I'd end up going through all my notebooks of drawings and scratch them out and "graffiti" them in awful ways. *sigh* I wish I wouldn't have done that; if only back then I knew how much my old art would mean to me nowadays. In fact, my best bud Taylor (one of those two aforementioned friends) and I one day went through all of my old notebooks and tore out all of my old art which we liked and made a huge binder out of them. But, uh, sorry; that's a tale for another day.

I was just...really bad when I was an early teen. I got into TaeKwonDo in 8th grade and I loved it because I felt like I had a purpose, like I really belonged and mattered somewhere. <3 When you're in a large public school like mine was, you tend to just feel like one with the crowd.

But yeah, I got out of that funk at about...18? Like, really got out of it. My job I have now has also gotten me out of my shell a LOT. So basically I went from being a super-outgoing and bubbly little girl to a depressed and angsty teenager, to a shy and quiet older teen, to an adult who now sees the good of having both sets of personality traits and has them. c: Nowadays, I guess you could say I'm pretty ambiverted.

Though honestly, I don't know if I would change anything from my past. I went through a lot of self-loathing, and honestly I feel like it's just made me a better adult today. <3

As of the past couple of years, I've also turned into quite a snark, I guess. Probably because I just don't care anymore. xD Who cares if some people don't like me? Whatever! They probably weren't worth my time worrying over, anyway!
See, I used to be the exact opposite of that. Well, sorta.

I mean, I do still care about my image but at the same time I've learned how to let loose. Just be honest and sincere, even if it hurts sometimes. That's how I want people to treat me: with honesty.

**Bulbasaur** · 04-08-2016, 12:52 AM

Originally Posted by Speed-X

Hey, nice idea for a thread! Well, let's see...when I was about 8 or so, I was like I am now except less chill. x] It was when I was around 10 that I started to change for whatever reason. I somehow developed chronic depression over the course of a few years. When I was in 5th grade, I'd get really, really down and this was around the time I started contemplating suicide. During this time and in 6th grade. Like now, I loved to draw and my two best friends were always better than me (imho), so I'd end up going through all my notebooks of drawings and scratch them out and "graffiti" them in awful ways. *sigh* I wish I wouldn't have done that; if only back then I knew how much my old art would mean to me nowadays. In fact, my best bud Taylor (one of those two aforementioned friends) and I one day went through all of my old notebooks and tore out all of my old art which we liked and made a huge binder out of them. But, uh, sorry; that's a tale for another day.

I was just...really bad when I was an early teen. I got into TaeKwonDo in 8th grade and I loved it because I felt like I had a purpose, like I really belonged and mattered somewhere. <3 When you're in a large public school like mine was, you tend to just feel like one with the crowd.

But yeah, I got out of that funk at about...18? Like, really got out of it. My job I have now has also gotten me out of my shell a LOT. So basically I went from being a super-outgoing and bubbly little girl to a depressed and angsty teenager, to a shy and quiet older teen, to an adult who now sees the good of having both sets of personality traits and has them. c: Nowadays, I guess you could say I'm pretty ambiverted.

Though honestly, I don't know if I would change anything from my past. I went through a lot of self-loathing, and honestly I feel like it's just made me a better adult today. <3

As of the past couple of years, I've also turned into quite a snark, I guess. Probably because I just don't care anymore. xD Who cares if some people don't like me? Whatever! They probably weren't worth my time worrying over, anyway!
See, I used to be the exact opposite of that. Well, sorta.

I mean, I do still care about my image but at the same time I've learned how to let loose. Just be honest and sincere, even if it hurts sometimes. That's how I want people to treat me: with honesty.

I did Taekwondo! What belt were you? I got to 3rd degree black.

**SassySnivy** · 04-08-2016, 12:58 AM

Originally Posted by Bulbasaur

I did Taekwondo! What belt were you? I got to 3rd degree black.

1st degree, almost to 2nd but then life happened...

**Bulbasaur** · 04-08-2016, 01:00 AM

Originally Posted by Speed-X

1st degree, almost to 2nd but then life happened...

I feel you! I had to stop because I was so busy.

**Reyzadren** · 04-08-2016, 09:10 PM

I used to be someone who wants to be different from others/unique, and believes that something that is not easily known should be superior because good stuff are always hidden behind mysteries.

Today, I am someone who wants to be the cool and awesome dude that I can be, and believe that the good stuff is always obvious and right in front of you!