How hard did the pandemic fuck with your life?
Title. We were all somewhere between our early and mid 20s when it hit. I don't think we were as unfortunate as the zoomers who were largely in school and college/uni, and lost younger, more crucial developmental years than we did. But fuck man, I look back sometimes and it hurts. I was 23 when the first lockdown happened. I honestly had a great social life. I'd made strides with my lifelong social anxiety. Then boom, everything imploded.
I've read elsewhere that your early-mid 20s are typically when you solidify the friendships and relationships you'll keep long term. Yeah, we didn't really get to do that. I feel like I've had to start all over again. The phase of being a young adult got MAJORLY cut short. So many old friends lost interest in going out anymore. Everything feels so damn lonely. It's like we got a tiny taste of what it's like to be an adult and then it was snatched away.
Has anyone else got a similar experience?