Hello there!
I just entered this sub so i dont know if this is the right place to post. Sorry in advance if its not.
I started to learn Mandarin more than 10 years ago in university and im still using it since im living in China. I remember when i started learning the language, was so excited, so eager to learn. Everyday was filled with joy, couldnt wait to go home to practice, or even staying in a study room at the university. Fast forward, im almost 39 years old, and while i could just put all my effort into learn more and more Chinese, since its a very complex language, i would like to learn Japanese. Thing is, since i was very young i was drawn into Japanese culture due to martial arts. Due to this, i always wanted to learn the language, but never had the chance, or maybe the right mindset to do it. Now that im starting to dwell into how to start, i feel this enormous anxiety, everything feels so complex, so "scary". While i want to do it for fun, why do i feel so overwhelmed? Its that feeling of being in a crossroad and not knowing where to go, how to start. I dont remember feeling this way when i started to learn Mandarin. Do you think its an age thing? I have friends about the same age that encounter similar problems while wanting to learn a new language.
Thank you so much for reading.
by MadCookie17