how have you changed in the past 5yrs

[j0rd]

crazy loads!
have a completely different job to what I was studying at the time
lot smaller biceps smh
I used to hate trying new things/doing something out of my comfort zone but now it hardly bothers me at all

[Matt]

I got facial hair
Got taller
Lost weight
My voice got deeper
I'm smarter and now at Uni
My accent also changed (from being English to Australian).

[Rozi]

UM LET ME THINK

5 years ago I was 16
I was struggling to deal with SO MANY EMOTIONS it was constant constant emotional overload and I dealt with it by languishing in bed all day and failing my a levels. Now I'm super happy and emotionally stable and at uni with a 2:1 within my grasp.

I had terrible sleeping patterns and an increasingly terrible relationship with my mum which is still trying to work itself out but now I have fantastic sleep hygine and I sleep the right hours

I also started drinking and smoking like a fiend at 16 and that's still the same lol

what else... I still have loads of the same friends which is fantastic

I would say I'm more interested in my future now - when I was 16 I was sure I didn't really have one

also I love love now

[Empired]

I had a terrible sleeping pattern as well^, I used to get about 2 hours of sleep every night which was just awful and I hardly remember the daytime at all then lol When I was most addicted to Habbo!

I've changed a massive amount, I can't say how much my confidence has grown and I've just generally become more confident in myself. I'm much happier with myself now.

[The Don]

lost weight, gained weight, lost weight, gained weight, lost weight... besides that I think i'm way less argumentative now and generally more chilled out but i'm still working at vue

[Samantha]

Some people might be interested/happy about how I've changed

I no longer see an online relationship as a feasible option for me, I've grown up and grown out of the need to constantly be wanted by someone even if they can't physically be with me. I much prefer a relationship when I can see the person, and know that I'm the only person for them (like right now).

I don't put my trust in people online as much anymore, I was a naïve girl at 16 which led to a lot of rumours about me back then - I know this was over 5 years ago now, but I have changed in regards to it! I still trust people, I still fall out with people online, but I have grown up and realised who my true friends are and they're still here and talking to me today.

When I was at college, I told my teacher I would get a job - she didn't believe me. I left college in May that year and got the job in August, and I still have that job today. A few of my old teachers felt I was a bit weird, but I was just myself and I have changed in the fact that I no longer feel the need to please everyone and 'change' for them if that makes sense.

5 years ago, I gained my first management role at Habbox - I've changed my view of Habbox over the years and have moved from the community side, to the content side and technical side more. 5 years ago I wouldn't have dreamed of being a Content Designer - it didn't interest me in the slightest, but the Wiki changed my view and ultimately changed me. All the roles at Habbox have changed me, showed me what I am capable of doing and instead of thinking "volunteering on a Habbo fansite is pointless and won't get you anywhere" I think that it's one of the greatest experiences of my life and I've met friends for life from it, spent a lot of time on it and generally become happier because of it.

So in the last 5 years, I've become a happier person and believed in myself more, my confidence has grown and I have become a lot more open and less naïve.

[Alkaz]

5 years ago I couldn't organise a wedding, today I could.

Through work I have really been pushed out of my comfort zones and made to do things I would never have dreamed doing. That has boosted my confidence no end, I now have no issues talking to people face to face / over the phone like I once would have. I can definitely stand my ground and make myself be heard as well. Im just a mich more confident and happier person in general working in an area I would never have dreamed of but that I now love, management and hospitality.