Have YOU peaked already?

[PokemonSpears]

We always talk about artists' peaks in their careers or lives, but what about you, have you peaked already?

It could be taken in several ways, like, physically in terms of looks, are you living your peak era, or are you way past your peak, or are you still working on it and you think your peak is yet to come? It could also include not just looks, but overall health and energy.

Or it could also be in terms of your life, your personal relationships, with your family, with a partner, with work, have you accomplished your goals, are you still struggling in your life? Are you getting all the success you think you'll get or you're still looking for it?

I mean, I guess in general we're always in the constant goal of getting better, most of us dream of a better future, regardless of how plausible that is, that's what keeps us going. But depending on your age, you may start to realize that certain things just won't get any better, but all the opposite, like things that come with natural process of aging, or because you've lost someone you loved, so you'll always cherish a certain period of your life in the past as "your peak".

 

 

Personally, in terms of looks I've lately been cleaning my folders in my computer, organizing pictures etc, and I've been like damn, I think my peak was 2019 and the thing is I didn't even realize it back then. But in terms of my life at the time, it was pretty stressful with work, and I was very unhappy in general, plus it was the whole freebritney thing and the National Dex Cut in Pokémon, so that really put me down. Nowadays it isn't like my life is full of happiness or all my dreams come true, but I think I'm much more relaxed working from home, but with the ongoing pandemic everything is kinda weird and I'm more isolated than ever, but as I said, I'm always dreaming that my peak life is yet to come, in that aspect. In terms of look I really don't know if I'm getting better of if it's even possible to go back at least as how I was in 2019, simply because I'm getting older and things are just not the same anymore, so I think I already peaked there, but who knows

[princessmimi]

Even though im 28, I still havent hit my peak yet.

And thats because I have had ALOT of struggles and setbacks.

I even have a disorder that I struggle with in real life but I wont say what it is on here.

I will say that I have definitely grew up too fast and it wasnt fair.

 

However on a POSITIVE note:

I am currently working on getting my Fashion degree in school,

I am a part of young adults social group that I go to every week

and made new friends.

Also my personal life has calmed down alot.

So yeah maybe I havent hit my peak yet but its still good cause there is so much I want to see

and do before that happens.

And SORRY for the long reply, I just wanted to say how I feel

[Adriannn]

People say one's best times are your 30s... I  just turned 30 last month and while I started out with a breakup and COVID, I have a feeling that here's where I will reach my peak...

My group of friends is now only made by genuine people and I have made new and amazing ones

Things at work are going great

My grades in the Master's Degree are top-notch (I will finish this December)

I'm working on my physical appearance because I want to

...and I have many goals to attain both short and long term.

 

[bitbitboi]

There should be a fourth option: "PEAK-a-boo, he good, doin' things you wish you could".

I'm sorry I'm diverting, this topic is too personal for me to answer right now 

[autumngoodbye91]

I'm 30 and I don't think I've peaked yet.

On a professional level, I've been working very hard over the past 6 years to build my career as a writer and artist, and while I'm now getting some success, I've still got so many plans for the next few months and years which I'm so excited about, so honestly it kind of feels like I'm just getting started.

On a personal level, I went through some pretty traumatising stuff about a year and a half ago, and that really caused me to work through some issues that go way back but which I had never dealt with. I'm not there yet, but I think my 30s are going to be so much better than my 20s in terms of mental health (in my 20s, I was basically a hot mess and I had so much anxiety and I was dating all the bad boys, which was exciting but also not very healthy).

The only area in which I feel like I've "peaked" is probably partying and having a very exciting social life. I used to go out a lot, that stopped during COVID and I'm not sure if it's going to go back to the level it was at before, I feel like I've kind of lost the habit. I still see friends and socialise, but now it's more likely to be a night in playing board games or Dungeons & Dragons, going for coffee or having some drinks at a bar, rather than going clubbing or whatever. Part of the reason is because I'm working so much (and my friends are too), and also because my hangovers got sooo much worse after 25  But I have to say, sometimes I miss those wild nights out.

But yeah in general, I'm very excited for my 30s, I think they will probably be my peak

[overprotected_leo]

I think it is not so much to make a one peek in life, we should all concentrate to make it in every decade 

If I would look and needed to pick one I could, but I always think I can do it even better, so I think we all have peeks all the time it just depends how are we feeling more during them 

 

[PokemonSpears]

13 minutes ago, Leodance said:

I think it is not so much to make a one peek in life, we should all concentrate to make it in every decade 

If I would look and needed to pick one I could, but I always think I can do it even better, so I think we all have peeks all the time it just depends how are we feeling more during them 

 

yeah I think in the end we should always hope there are better times ahead for us, but then that at the same time implies that what we've lived so far, or what we've been so far then hasn't been THAT good, or it's never good enough because we can always do better, but maybe some people realize that there are certain things in their lives that will simply not be the same again, thus they already peaked in that, like those commenting about partying or social life in general, because it's hard to recreate those same circumstances again, especially if it involves others. 

At the same time, "peaking" in something shouldn't necessarily be a bad thing, but it can also be seen as achieving a goal, so for example if someone can say they peaked at dating, or maybe in their body goals, but they know things won't be the same, maybe they already settled with a couple, or they know their bodies won't be the same after having babies or idk, just aging, then they can be like "I already did that, I already "peaked"" and then they can start focusing on other aspects of their lives that require more attention or energy from them, things that are actually attainable 

But I also like your approach about having several peaks, depending on the stage of our lives we're living at the moment  

[RebellionSparkles]

Have I peaked yet…? God I hope not. But realistically maybe 😆

[Blackout2006]

The way I thought you asked about our Exhale careers so I voted for "Past my peak"  Anyways, I took it back and voted for currently living through it! I think that I have been in a really good place since the latter of 2021. Prior to last year, I felt my initial peak in my life was 2011-2016 (if I would have to pick one year in specific, it would either be 2013 or 2016 ). I am performing very well in my academics, have great friends, am very optimistic and genuinely very happy. Yes, of course there are some few obstructions in the path.mp3 but they aren't significant enough   But I do hope for higher peaks forward, because I wouldn't want to peak already so early into my life 

[BoyDeChanel]

I'm in my late 20s

Career and education-wise, I have hopefully not yet peaked. I mean I got my master's degree several years ago, but since I started working I hace advanced, changed companies, I'm in management now, constantly working on myself and looking forward to new opportunities 

Romance wise, I had a major setback more than a year ago, I have given all my love, time and energy to a person who probably didn't deserve any of it, I have not yet recuperated since it all fell apart and I was left alone. I definately have not yet peaked, because I am constantly on the lookout for someone else who is worth it all, I have so much more to give 

 

Looks and health wise, I think my peak was a year ago, my health was mostly corelating with the ups and downs on my relationship I guess, I'm struggling with depression since it became clear to me that it had ended 

[orchid]

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[Jordan Miller]

I'd like to think I haven't yet

But I also lie to myself a lot

[gapeach704]

I hope I haven’t because chiiiiile….

I look cute though 

[Oprah Winfrey.]

I’m 21 so I won’t say I have peaked yet but boy have I had a glow up since hs!!!

im still in college and I have already had a pretty decent internship with a bank, unfortunately I was laid due to the panorama tho..

But I am glad to announce I was just hired for a tech company so this feels kinda like my first big boy job and I haven’t even finished school yet!

so I guess you can say I’m “peaking” lol

but I won’t reach my full peak until I start hitting the gym some more and get that @Jordan Miller body 

[Bunkywoo]

1 hour ago, Jordan Miller said:

I'd like to think I haven't yet

But I also lie to myself a lot

You look amazing. You have not  peaked at all . You have plenty of years. This guy here. Peaked !!! Whomp whomp 😳
 

[ObsessedBritFan1]

I'm constantly evolving. A few missteps here and there in my life, but reflecting back, it does feel as if through some kind of sheer divine intervention I was actually being propelled in the right direction. 

I'm really proud of the fact that I finished my Bachelor in Science in Psychology in my early 20s. When I graduated, I fulfilled my dream of travelling most of Europe and Asia that summer before moving to Australia for a year. Although I didn't complete a law degree there, I had fun meeting new people and exploring an entirely different culture. I saw and experienced amazing things while I was living in Australia. 

Afterwards, I moved to Miami to complete a Doctorate in Clinical Psychology. I lived in Miami for 7 years and it was such an amazing experience. Granted, I took much longer than my peers to go through the program, but I really relished spending time at the beach almost everyday, meeting amazing new people in my new cohort, and other than working briefly at my practicums, I didn't really work throughout my time in Miami. I spent a good chunk of time going to concerts. I saw the Circus Tour, Kylie Minogue for the first time, Madonna several times, Rihanna, Femme Fatale (twice - and met her!), and saw Britney and Kesha (met them both there too) in Vegas! I truly cherished those moments where I just went to concerts and had fun. 

Unfortunately, towards the end of my program I got sick and wasn't able to complete a Clinical Internship. It is a requirement to complete a doctorate degree. I was so scared I was dying or something so I returned to Canada. At this point, the idea of restarting again or doing a Clinical Internship working 40 hours of week while making perhaps $20,000 a year a huge turn off. So I was worked as a Counsellor for triple that for a while until I could figure out how best to complete requirements towards a licensure to practice as a Psychologist.

I was fortunate to get into a PhD program in Psychology up north from where I live with my family in Vancouver. Since then, I've been doing research in areas of Complex Trauma or Complex PTSD that has actually contributed to my professional development. I've been getting supervised practice hours towards my license. I just have to pass my EPPP licensing exam (which is a really hard and expensive test to complete) and I'll be fully licensed. 

I'm really glad I didn't do an internship because between my own self-studying and personal supervision (rather than at a clinic), I've actually been learning a host of evidence-based interventions and treatments that don't get taught to clinical interns that I actually find quite baffling. I've also been getting training in both Counselling and Clinical Counselling (which I've found to be interesting) which has widen my scope of practice to see a broader range of clients.

With the pandemic now, I'm eager to build my own virtual office and get a website going. I think I might dabble into Instagram and start posting my life and experience to inspire other people to live a meaningful and fulfilling life. I wonder if that platform will expand more opportunities for me (including research endeavours working for government initiatives). 

All in all, I'm excited to travel more, have a work-life balance, and create a bit of a social media platform. I sorta have a secret one with my side hustle of doing tarot card readings and doing readings here and there for people. It would also be nice to build my own home/practice together sometime in the future since its so cheap here in the North to build a home.

So, although I've made some peaks in my life where I've felt fortunate to have had fun and enriching experiences, at the same time I've been pursuing my dreams of becoming a Psychologist which I can only foresee propel my life further. 

 

[thebritmaster]

Ready for my Debuts New Face era 

[Stefani]

In terms of looks, I still haven't peaked.  But in terms of happiness, I peaked when I was a toddler.

[Mr. Cavill]

I'm yet to be on top... in life at least. 

[stanLOONA]

I'm in my trainee days... still  and in my FLOP era inside the company  so many trainees before me already debuted