I'd say I am a very different person than I was in my youth. I can actually go down and remember just how I was; I've changed five times in my twenty two years of life. Change as in I am completely different, all because of what I've been through, learned, and done. And to properly explain this, I'll use songs that remind me of those years, because everyone loves songs. But since it is the last ten years, I will only be bringing up four.
I wasn't exactly your nice kid when I was thirteen. I was always in a piss poor mood unless I was with my best friend, I was insulting, even borderline cruel to people. I fought with everyone, and put on this tough guy act; and perfected it by physical fights. Kind of an asshole to everyone. Took everything too damn seriously.
Come sixteen, I kind of mellow out. I am a bit quieter, not very defensive anymore. A wet sack of potatoes were more interesting; I had relatively no friends and I was kind of crazy back then. I even roleplayed, with my dog, and myself. Yeah, I was a lonely person because I made people hate me because I was a jackass to them. I was that kid in classes that daydreamed about being in other worlds, kind of like the movie Superstar only I was much worse than that. I walked around with music blasting to Nightcore's Dam Dadi Do while imagining I was an elf on Elf Quest.
Nineteen, I did another one eighty and began a hippie stage. I hung out and did rec drugs, and slept in back allies. I prided myself on being homeless, carefree, and 'free'. Moving in and out of bad situations, I was acting like a moron. Unlike my thirteen to fourteen years, I wasn't caring enough and almost got myself arrested on a false charge that was very serious. So, I left that group of people, and moved back in with an old friend.
And now; instead of being reckless, I'm quite a bit more responsible. I laugh when needed, and have learned getting help isn't wrong. Yes, I still:
-Roleplay (obviously)
-Daydream
-Pull sarcastic remarks
-Act like a complete nerd 24/7
-Feel a bit free
But I take situations that need me to be serious seriously, and ones not so serious, not so seriously. I laugh so much more now than I ever have in my past, and I am a happier person for learning that life is too serious to take for granted, and too serious to be taken seriously.
Learn, love, laugh.