I think you are doing fantastic. There is no timeline on achieving your goals mostly. 24 is certainly not too late at all. The fact is you are achieiving them. Well done as well for managing to achieve all this with anxiety and depression. You should be very proud of yourself and I bet your Mum is too. This is all down to your hard work and dedication. It doesn't matter about the past, leave it behind.
I have had my share of strange and very nosy neighbours! I had one until recently (I moved) and he used to say creepy things to me and my kids. I felt like he was constantly watching and I did see him in his window most times I left my house. He always had an opinion and felt it was his right to know what was going on in my life. He did this with other neighbours too. Alot of people would advice to ignore them, but that is alot harder said than done. How about when you leave the house hold yourself confidently and give a wave in their direction, they might realise you know they are watching lol, have a little light hearted fun to help you brush it off.
I might add that as an anxiety sufferer, when it is particularly bad, I can be quite paranoid, so maybe try and be concious of that.
Good luck with everything.
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I guess you’re right. My mom tell me not to worry about it, and that they know nothing about me. The neighbor house smells like piss, she has about 7 cats, 2 dogs, and she’s very judgmental, she judges the neighbors children and I just get a bad vibe from her. My mom will be moving soon. But I admit I am very paranoid… and think very irrational. The thing is no one can convince me that my thoughts are irrational until I stop worrying about it.
You often find judgemental people often are far from perfect. This is why they do it, because it mskes them feel better, trying to drag others down.
You are still young, and one thing I learn't about my anxiety is as time goes by and as you face different life challenges and get through them, you will find it lessen, because you have got through them. I say this from experience. Just think in five years will that neighbour matter to you? Your Mum will have moved, so even when you see your Mum you won't be seeing this neighbour. She will be carry on with her miserable attitude while you are making things happen in your life, just like you already are.
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This is a good point in general....will it matter if five years? If the answer is no..then...it probably doesn't matter now. You said you dress like a bum? Change the way you dress.
Worry is a useless emotion..right along with jealousy..and a few others... Worry is concern over something that may or may not happen.
Others opinion of you is irrelevant. You mom..and yourself....are important....anyone else...of no concern. I can count on one hand the number of people whos opinion of me...I actually value..