I have been thinking a lot about my past recently, which is uncharacteristic of me. But I've realized that I really went through some sort of "psychic break" when I was 22-23.
My entire life can be characterized by pre-13 childhood ignorance, a long 13-22 neurotic teenagehood, and then a belated 23+ adulthood.
I went through so much more since I turned 23. Got an actual job, moved out, found love, lost that love, found a deeper connection, lived together, got engaged, went to study, got a real job and started a career... So, so much had happened in that time... But it all feels like it was me. The actual me, who is typing this right now, at 29 years old.
But when I think back to my memories as a highschool student or my NEET years, that all feels like a completely different person. I was so insecure, so inward-focus, so lost in a constructed personality I've made for myself, so deeply engaged in a virtual world and hobbies I now care not about.

And now I come back here, to 4-ch and DQN, which I used to frequent back in 2013-2014. It's a very weird feeling. I wonder how many other anonymous posters have went through a journey similar to my own.