Can’t speak for others, by my teenage years were pretty worry-free. That may not have been the norm though because I spent most of my free time on my computer, pouring many hours into Photoshop, WoW, and tinkering with code rather than worrying about classmate drama or getting into trouble.

Back then, I was practically always dead asleep within minutes of my head hitting the pillow and a snooze was always within easy reach no matter when I tried (wasn’t uncommon to have a 1-2 hour nap after coming home from school). Flash forward 16 years to today and getting to sleep isn’t too much of a problem but it’s much more common to have trouble with getting my head stopped long enough to drift off, especially nights when I don’t make a point of doing almost nothing for 2-3 hours prior to wind down.