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[SushiKitten]

So I feel like bringing up your childhood or teenage years, which may or may not make some of you cringe in embarrassment. What phases did you guys go through? What did you learn?

 

 

I went through a psuedo-spiritual phase at 13/14 where I studied Wicca and tried the otherkin thing. Realized that I wasn't that religious and it was not for me. I had an emo phase, like most of my generation. Got bored of that quick. I also had a slight weeaboo phase that never went very far. Sort of dumped anime for a while, came back to it once I got to university, to a lesser degree. 

 

Most recently, last summer was my first summer I was legally able to drink. I had a brief 'party girl' phase where my roommate would take me to parties with her. When I realized my social awkwardness wasn't really cured by alcohol, I decided my ideal Friday night was cuddling with my boyfriend and watching corny movies.

[twa]

 I had an emo phase, like most of my generation. Got bored of that quick. I also had a slight weeaboo phase that never went very far. Sort of dumped anime for a while, came back to it once I got to university, to a lesser degree. 

This. This is me. 

[LD50]

i haven't really changed all that much. always been reserved and like a crotchety old man. that's why everyone called me grandpa since middle school. looking back, though, some of my mental health issues really cropped up early, but psychological issues often go ignored for years.

 

i used to do a lot of drugs. i still would if i could, to be honest.

[Champion of Cyrodiil]

puberty

[Matty_poo]

my worst phase was the one where I felt superior to everyone and everything anyone liked was inferior to what I liked. I was a huge dick then

[Affray]

I only had one significant life alteration, and it was not a phase.

All through public school I was super shy.

I had friends, and could play with other kids with no serious issues, but I was still very shy, especially around new people.

I had always been very bright, even had the offer to be bumped up a grade a few times but chose not to because it seemed silly to me.

So I usually had things to say when people were talking to one another, but could never muster up the courage to go and start talking to anyone.

This always bothered me immensly.

I would just stay in the background and after the opportunity to talk to people passed I would feel like a failure.

Every social interaction was a bit of a chess game in my head, like I needed to pick my moves and be a tactician during every conversation so that I didn't make a fool of myself. So I usually just avoided them and hated myself for it.

 

Then high school got around to happening and I knew I had to make a choice to remain as I was, or become what I could be.

It took a bit of fine tuning, but after a while I got to the point where I was no longer hindered by the little man in the back of my head that told me to worry about what people thought of me. Once that guy stopped calling the shots I pretty much snapped in to the persona that I sport to this day.

 

I am now that guy that most people enjoy the company of due to my clownish good looks and rapist wit.

 

No phases though, I am fairly certain I have always been who I am as far as interests go, and have never tried to morph myself in to something that I am not.

[Calvary]

Let's see, Pokemon, Yugioh, Digimon and Football cards, gaming, emo, heavy metal, dubstep, a bisexual phase which lasted a year and scared the living shit out of me because I was Catholic (and now it's back lol)...Catholicism, wanting to join the army (and now I'm a pacifist), hiding in the library, being friendless, bullied, smoking, drinking, dabbling in weed. In no real specific order.

 

I don't really have a phase right now. Shame.

[idk]

solid, liquid, and gas.

[SushiKitten]

Let's see, Pokemon, Yugioh, Digimon and Football cards, gaming, emo, heavy metal, dubstep, a bisexual phase which lasted a year and scared the living shit out of me because I was Catholic (and now it's back lol)...Catholicism, wanting to join the army (and now I'm a pacifist), hiding in the library, being friendless, bullied, smoking, drinking, dabbling in weed. In no real specific order.

 

I don't really have a phase right now. Shame.

Oh man, Gol, you've definitely been around the block. I've done the hiding in the library too.

 

solid, liquid, and gas.

I think I sort of lost myself in my gas phase.

[twa]

Oh yeah, I had a porn phase.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

And I shamelessly admit I still do. More on a common thing for me actually.

Considering I watch it normally, like any other series out there. I prefer hentai and furry porn tho.

Real porn often disgusts me. 

[Fox The Cat]

I'm in the shy phase. Mostly because middle school scared me with ass holes up the booty hole telling me that I talk weird because of my monotone voice. They always asked if I was high and they would say Hey in their impression of my voice (which I never got because I see no problem with my voice). So now i'm a hermit except in band where people treat me like a god (because they feel bad for me >.>). I don't know if this would be a phase, but i'm realizing how many douche bag girls there are. 1. Personality 2. looks. Bull shit. Maybe the first 2 days and then the dumb ass football player in Algebra 1 walks in and she is practically grinding on him in 5 minutes. So yeah.... 

[Wolf]

I'm in the shy phase. Mostly because middle school scared me with ass holes up the booty hole telling me that I talk weird because of my monotone voice. They always asked if I was high and they would say Hey in their impression of my voice (which I never got because I see no problem with my voice). So now i'm a hermit except in band where people treat me like a god (because they feel bad for me >.>). I don't know if this would be a phase, but i'm realizing how many douche bag girls there are. 1. Personality 2. looks. Bull shit. Maybe the first 2 days and then the dumb ass football player in Algebra 1 walks in and she is practically grinding on him in 5 minutes. So yeah.... 

 

Middle/High school girls?

 

Naw, they're paragons of kindness

 

And don't mind people making fun of your voice. Kids make fun of anything different, and when they get used to it, they'll move on and make fun of something else.

 

I know what you went though; I moved from Southern California to rural Tennessee in Middle School, and of course they made fun of the way I talked. Something I would constantly hear from my classmates was "You talk way too fast" and "You use big words all the time for no reason". Eventually they got used to it and after a couple months I didn't hear anything of it.

[Bowsette]

Initially I thought I was bisexual, though over time that evolved into omnisexuality. I'm not sure if that's considered a phase or not though.

 

I spent some time pretty much addicted to Harajuku fashion. Wore it everywhere, got some really odd looks. I still like it, just not as much now.

 

Hair dye. I've been every colour under the sun. Now I feel like I've matured though. And looking back at photos, it made me look even younger, so it's probably a good thing I've stopped.

 

Depression. Does that count as a phase? Because I get it sometimes still, to the point where I just refuse to even get out of bed because life looks shitty.

 

Christianity. Basically grew out of it once I realized/became comfortable with my sexuality. I know there are gay Christians, and I know a lot of Christians are very open and accepting. But the noisiest ones were against it, and I didn't want to be associated with something like that. That, and I pretty much figured that from a scientific point of view, there's no point in elevating an invisible, untouchable "being" to such a level. Especially not one depicted to be so cruel.

 

Swords. I don't think I'll ever grow out of them. Though the real question is how the fuck do I move them when I get my own place. I can't exactly put a 6 foot polearm in a cardboard box.

[idk]

Initially I thought I was bisexual, though over time that evolved into omnisexuality. I'm not sure if that's considered a phase or not though.

 

I spent some time pretty much addicted to Harajuku fashion. Wore it everywhere, got some really odd looks. I still like it, just not as much now.

 

Hair dye. I've been every colour under the sun. Now I feel like I've matured though. And looking back at photos, it made me look even younger, so it's probably a good thing I've stopped.

 

Depression. Does that count as a phase? Because I get it sometimes still, to the point where I just refuse to even get out of bed because life looks shitty.

 

Christianity. Basically grew out of it once I realized/became comfortable with my sexuality. I know there are gay Christians, and I know a lot of Christians are very open and accepting. But the noisiest ones were against it, and I didn't want to be associated with something like that. That, and I pretty much figured that from a scientific point of view, there's no point in elevating an invisible, untouchable "being" to such a level. Especially not one depicted to be so cruel.

 

Swords. I don't think I'll ever grow out of them. Though the real question is how the fuck do I move them when I get my own place. I can't exactly put a 6 foot polearm in a cardboard box.

oh, but you can. my Katana came in a long box.just use the sort of box you buy curtain rods in.

[Bowsette]

True. I bought a Hadhafang from a customer where I used to work, and she brought it to me during my shift. I had to sellotape cardboard around it to transport it home >_>

[No-Danico]

Porn and swords are a phase? I got into those at age 12 and have yet to grow out of them. 

[The Robstar]

I was real quiet back in high school. Real reserved and had no confidence.

 

When I went to college I became more out going, more confident and very vocal about everything.

 

But my phases...? hmmm....? Went through a random phase and changed....., wait.... no... I'm STILL random.....

 

I only go through phases of different drinks, one month I might be addicted to Vanilla coke, then DR Pepper, then Peach Lipton Iced Tea, then Ginger Beer, then Spirulina.... that's my phases. lol

[MrSandman]

well, the teen years, hmm didn't really have a phase. Yeah I had an heavy metal phase, I only listened to Iron Maiden and Metallica. That kinda changed when I got like 19 and well, you gain wisdom with age.

[SushiKitten]

well, the teen years, hmm didn't really have a phase. Yeah I had an heavy metal phase, I only listened to Iron Maiden and Metallica. That kinda changed when I got like 19 and well, you gain wisdom with age.

Haha Sandman, I had a metal phase, too. I thought I was so badass. Then one day, I just got bored of it, every song I owned was too negative. I wanted something to dance and sing along to.