Growing Up Too Fast in Your 20s: When Responsibility Comes Before Identity
Growing up too fast doesn’t always come from obvious trauma, chaos, or crisis. Sometimes it comes from being the capable one. The reliable one. The child or teen who figured things out early, handled adult responsibilities, or learned how to keep things moving when others couldn’t. From the outside, it often looks like maturity, resilience, or strength. On the inside, it can feel like skipping a crucial step of becoming.