Being permanently stuck at a younger age mentally is......something.
I can't live alone, not fully, not unsupervised. I have my own rented appartment, but I have to be checked on daily by my parents.
I can't work, I'm very socially stunted so I get picked on or taken advantage of EASILY by other adults. I assume everyone will be as kind as I am toward them, and despite being proven wrong multiple times, I can't stop. I suppose it makes me naive.
I can't study, I did my absolute best, but school is a very triggering environment and burnout is never too far away. My record is two weeks without being absent.
And why oh why ? Trauma, autism, other disabilities.
So shout out to permaregressors wishing they could do more than what they're doing now, who don't want to be too much for anyone, be it caretakers, friends or family. Shout out to you guys, I'm proud of you, you're so much more than you think you are.