Resolved Question

At twenty one (22 in May), I often feel as though I haven't matured mentally like everyone else around me. I feel overly emotional and rather naive, even compared to my younger friends.

Are there times where you think the same way and you wonder if there could be something wrong with you?

Do you think this is something worth talking to my doctor about, or is it all in my head?

I think everyone is thinking you are thinking about a 'I never want to grow up' kind of thing, but it sounds to me like you are concerned about being developmentally not growing up at the right pace. You should never worry about this kind of thing- ever or you are being extremely narrow minded and could do yourself harm. You have to let yourself be who you are.

The people who really haven't grown up are people who have chosen a life of criminal thinking and/or taking advantage of others, people who just accept whatever people say is acceptable around them without even thinking about it or who are unable to properly think about it (ie people who choose abortion instead of accepting responsibility for their own actions, people who still think about how to bend the rules or get around them instead of obey them, people who get ahead by hurting others, or by cheating, people who think comitting adultery is cool, people who model their lives after sitcom characters or see hollywood stars as role models)- there is an endless list of people who have not and probably are incapable of growing up. But if you are a moral person who understands that life is about caring for and responsible for yourself, family and society then you have grown up and everything else about your life will unfold in the time it should.