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Same question. I am 25, but I'd help out if I can.

I'll see if my DH wouldn't mind answering later.. he's 23!

I'll help out, if you still need people! I'm 24.

1. When would you say adolescence started and ended for you? Were there any defining moments that signaled to you that you were no longer a child, or that you were definitely into adulthood?

Adolescence began for me at age 12. That's when I got my period, when boobs showed up, etc. I definitely wouldn't have considered myself a 'kid' anymore. Adolescence ended probably at age 19 - I had been away from home at university for a year, and DH and I were just talking about when we might get engaged.

2. What stressed you out the most as an adolescent?

I had/have serious social anxiety and depression, so I think everything stressed me out. My grades were a huge source of stress, as were other people's opinions of me.

3. Who was the most important person in your life as an adolescent? The most influential?

For the majority of adolescence, my mom was the most important person to me, and her opinions definitely shaped who I was and how I turned out.

4. What is the worst act of bullying you witnessed or were a part of as a teen?

I don't know that I was a witness to or directly involved in any major acts of bullying. There were definitely the 'popular' cliques who said some typically-awful teenaged things, and there were kids who were excluded or alienated from these groups, but nothing really stands out.

5. Did you struggle with your physical body? When have you been most confident in your physical self, and when were you least confident?

I definitely struggled, though looking back, I shouldn't have beaten myself up about it. My anxiety about what other people thought of me turned into a ridiculous focus on what I was and wasn't eating, and in turn led to some disordered eating for a time period. I was least confident in my body from ages 17-22 probably, and I am most confident now (I'm 29 weeks pregnant and loving it).

I'm 23

1. When would you say adolescence started and ended for you? Were there any defining moments that signaled to you that you were no longer a child, or that you were definitely into adulthood?

for me i feel like my adolescence started fairly early at around 10. i'm the oldest of four children and my father moved out and broke off contact with us when I was 9. i remember feeling like i had to replace him and help mum out with everything (my youngest brother was only 4 at the time) because she took the separation pretty hard.
i would say adolescence ended for me at 18 when i finished high school, and moved (a 7 hour drive away) out of home to go to college

2. What stressed you out the most as an adolescent?

the acne! omg

3. Who was the most important person in your life as an adolescent? The most influential?

my mama. watching her raise 4 kids on her own and get a degree at the same time was amazing. i would be glad to be half the parent she was

4. What is the worst act of bullying you witnessed or were a part of as a teen?

to be honest, i went to a religious (LDS) high school, and can't remember a single instance of bullying, either done by, or happening to me or someone i knew.

5. Did you struggle with your physical body? When have you been most confident in your physical self, and when were you least confident?

when i was a teen, not really. i would say that i'm struggling the most with my body right now, wanting to lose the baby weight from number one... while watching myself gain now for number two! i would guess i was the most confident in my last 2 years of high school and first 2 years of college