Depressed after 20th birthday

[yetgdhfgh]

You will be pleased to know it will only get worse as you get older

soon you will be a cynical old bastard like me

so just roll with it and get used to it

[Frazzle.d]

The important thing to consider is that everything changes, even families over time. It's important to find your center, get yourself busy doing things and get focused on the future and making it happen. Everything falls into place after that.

[Linaver]

Get a cat.

[Shink]

You'll feel much much worse when you start separating yourself away from the image of "young people"

[Maleren]

It is normal and you will feel better. As others have said, pretty soon you'll look up and realize a year has gone by, 2 years, 5, then 10 and you'll wonder where it went. Try not to be too hard on yourself and roll with the punches. One day you'll look back and wish you were 20 all over again. Take care and I wish you the best of luck.

[Deleted]

You'll feel much much worse when you start separating yourself away from the image of "young people"

This works. It really does.
Not doing it will makes you think you are old among those youngsters.
Once you take part of life beyond school you will get into an environment with a lot of older people where you will feel young and energetic.

But acceptance that getting older is part of life is a must, try making a list what the benefits of getting older could be, not watching at your parents as they clearly are not good example for you. Try talking to older family or relatives that do enjoy life and ask them what they think it is what makes them differ from ie your parents.

Stay pro-active.