(1) Plenty of people spent their teens/young adult years doing drugs and getting into drama. WoW isn't "wasting" compared to that. (2) Don't compare all-of-you

(1) Plenty of people spent their teens/young adult years doing drugs and getting into drama. WoW isn't "wasting" compared to that. (2) Don't compare all-of-you to the individual best parts of everyone else. (3) Who did you hurt to feel so much guilt? Some magical future self that you were "supposed to be"? This regret is a dillusion and self-inflicted torture that will only distort your view of the world and yourself, harming you until you drop it. There is "now" and how you act now. Free yourself/mind from the weight/lies/chains/whatever that you put on yourself. There answer is NOT "Step on the gas to make up lost time." Don't act out of neurosis. Find lightness and clarity -- not concerning the world (that will always be murky) -- but in yourself and your own decisions (don't live in constant second guessing.) (4) To paraphrase: "When I was young, I admired the smart; Older, I admired the wise; Finally, I admired the kind".