Women Who Grew Up With Wasted Potential Share Their Stories On Reddit And How They Cope With The Fact That Life Didn't Go The Way They Wanted It To Be

Life is a gamble, and we can never be sure of how the future will look like because as much as the world is full of patterns and histories, it also thrives on small inconsistencies. A lot of us grew up with sparkles in our eyes, hoping to make a difference in the world with our brilliant minds and generous hearts.

However, things don't always go the way we want them to be. For some of us who excelled when we were young, life took a somewhat unexpected turn as we faced newer and harder challenges while coming of age, causing us to fall into a downward spiral where our potential also went down the drain as we entered adulthood.

There's even a term for this, invented by people on the Internet, and it's called the "Gifted Kid Burnout" or the "Gifted Kid Syndrome". If you used to be a gifted child that excelled a lot, you are most likely familiar with this one, especially if you are at a stage of your life where you seem to question what happened to you to end up in a state of sluggishness.

It's inevitable to question our own self-worth as we face a lot of problems each day and each year. There are a lot of factors that may have caused us to suffer from burnout, including mental health problems, societal and family pressure, competitions, and our own criticism.

That being said, women in Reddit share their stories and experiences regarding this particular topic. In a thread with the question "Ladies who excelled when you were young, but then ran into a hurdle such as mental illness (or other confounding factors) and fell behind, how do you reconcile with the fact that you had so much wasted potential?", the comment section was filled up with women sharing how they coped up with this turn of events.

Check out the highlights of the thread below!