Topics Thoughts & feelings

Is it normal to cry about growing up?

Yep.Totally normal

Yes, it’s normal to cry about growing up. Big changes, nostalgia, and the feeling that time is moving fast can bring up a lot at once.

Growing up can mean leaving behind familiar parts of your life, even when you’re also excited about what comes next. You might feel nostalgic, overwhelmed, or sad about how quickly things are changing—and tears are a pretty ordinary way for those feelings to come out.

People react differently: some cry, some get sentimental, and some mostly shrug and keep moving. You don’t have to be unhappy with your life to miss an earlier version of it, or to find change emotional.

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