1. You feel pressured to eat better than you used to.
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2. You start to sharpen your small-talk skills out of necessity.
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3. You find out there are other people out there who are as weird and awkward as you.
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4. You realize you can't party like you used to.
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5. You become very comfortable with the new priorities you have.
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6. Your energy levels start to drop...
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7. ...and it's hard to get out of bed.
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8. So, so hard.
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9. You decide you need to start a skin-care routine, even if you don't completely believe in its effectiveness.
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10. You decide you just don't want to put up with extreme discomfort anymore.
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11. Anxiety becomes a close personal friend.
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12. You spend your free time wondering what your own body is even doing at any given moment.
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13. All your friends are getting engaged, but you're still searching for someone who treats you *right.*
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14. People keep asking you, "Where do you see yourself in five years?" but you never actually know the answer.
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