I so believe this to be true. I at many times feel that I am still in my teenage years, yet living in a 50 yr old body. I was at 15 thinking I was having the best teenage years when in fact I was seeking attention- and seeking it in all the wrong places. I was hanging out with friends and going off with older men, who were in their 30's and 40's giving blow jobs and hand jobs. I thought I was so mature and that's why thy liked me. Looking back I saw that I was people pleasing and was in fact not mature for any of that crap I went through.
Now here I am healing that little girl in me, healing that teenager in me and now I can live freely and wildly. I cannot go back to that time and change the course of directory of my life. I do look back and think about what I would have done if I had found my voice to end the abuse. I would have spoke up until someone heard me, I would have been loud and said no. I would have been able to focus on my education and I would have gone into the Navy. I know now that I would have succeeded.
I now live my life showing the teenage me what love and happiness is