what did younger you waste a lot of time on?

[RzorC]

Wrestling

Worrying what other people think about me.

Men

Pleasing other people
TV

The Sims (twenty something me), and worrying

MN and overthinking (forty something me)

Booze
Eating disorder
Self harm
Going clubbing when I didn't enjoy it that much
Ditto sex

Working to hard
men

Bad boys.

Drugs, booze, chasing men, clothes.

Literally nothing ...

I woke at 5am on the weekends to work as a HCA to save up for university fees.
I exercised.
I hardly used my phone for useless scrolling.
I didn't care what I looked like and was dead confident.
I studies one of the most academically challenging degrees.
I had fun.

Older me... Now she is wasting a lot of time!

Men
Angst
Drink

Trying to be something I am not - masking.

Anorexia. A real waste of bloody time and now I’m grumpy about it

Caring what other people thought of me.
Angry Birds.

Bad friendships, boys

Trying to help people who won't be helped

Obsessing about what I looked like and what people thought of me - never do that now

Obsessing about men - what a ridiculous waste of time when I could have enjoyed my single years!

Hating myself, my hair, my body. I'm working on it now. Baby steps but I'm getting there. I wonder if not giving a shit about men now has helped?

My (now ex - hurrah) husband.

Sleeping. So many days wasted

Feeling angry and afraid a lot of the time.
Bitterness and self pity.

Men. And hangovers.

I did have a LOT of fun though.

I wasted a lot of time on Mumsnet in the Noughties. Now I am down to a 20 minute fix before bed. Check out the fashion pages, time fir a scathing comment or two about the yoof of today or to do some judging on AIBU and then just throw a curveball randomly into an unsuspecting thread then head off to bed with that scratch well and truly itched.

Drinking, men,music, sex.
Sounds a lot of fun now I write it down.

Sims

Studying for an accountancy qualification. I hated it and it was a total waste of time as I got the hell out of accountancy at the first opportunity. Although it did allow me to move to London where I met my husband so I guess it wasn't a total waste. I spent a lot of time drinking and clubbing in my 20s too but don't regret any of that. 😃