This puts it all into words perfectly. The "Quarter-Life
Crisis" is when you stop going along with the crowd and start
realizing that there are a lot of things about yourself that you didn't
know and may not like.
You start feeling insecure. "Where will I be in a year or two?
Hell, where am I now?"
You start realizing that people are selfish and that, maybe, those friends
that you thought you were so close to aren't exactly so close... and the people you have lost touch with are actually better friends. What you do not realize is that they are realizing
that too and are not really cold or catty or mean or insincere, but that
they are as confused as you.
You look at your job. It is not even close to what you thought you would
be doing or maybe you are looking for one and realizing that you are going
to have to start at the bottom and are scared.
You miss the comforts of college, of groups, of socializing with the same
people on a constant basis. But then you realize that maybe they weren't so
great after all. You are beginning to understand yourself and what you
want and do not want.
Your opinions have gotten stronger. You see what others are doing and find
yourself judging a bit more than usual because suddenly you realize that
you have certain boundaries in your life and add things to your list of
what is acceptable and what is not.
You are insecure and then secure. You laugh and cry with the greatest
force of your life. You feel alone and scared and confused.
Suddenly change is the enemy and you try and cling on to the past with
dear life but soon realize that the past is drifting further and further
away and there is nothing to do but stay where you are or move forward.
You get your heart broken and wonder how someone you loved could do such
damage to you or you lay in bed and wonder why you can't meet anyone
decent enough to get to know better. You love someone but maybe love
someone else too and cannot figure out why you are doing this because you
are not a bad person. One night stands and random hook ups start to look
cheap and getting wasted and acting like an idiot starts to look pathetic.
You go through the same emotions and questions over and over and talk with
your friends about the same topics because you cannot seem to make a
decision.
You worry about loans and money and the future and making a life for
yourself and while winning the race would be great, right now you'd just
like to be a contender! What you may not realize is that everyone reading
this relates to it. We are in our best of times and our worst of times,
trying as hard as we can to figure this whole thing out.
Crisis" is when you stop going along with the crowd and start
realizing that there are a lot of things about yourself that you didn't
know and may not like.
You start feeling insecure. "Where will I be in a year or two?
Hell, where am I now?"
You start realizing that people are selfish and that, maybe, those friends
that you thought you were so close to aren't exactly so close... and the people you have lost touch with are actually better friends. What you do not realize is that they are realizing
that too and are not really cold or catty or mean or insincere, but that
they are as confused as you.
You look at your job. It is not even close to what you thought you would
be doing or maybe you are looking for one and realizing that you are going
to have to start at the bottom and are scared.
You miss the comforts of college, of groups, of socializing with the same
people on a constant basis. But then you realize that maybe they weren't so
great after all. You are beginning to understand yourself and what you
want and do not want.
Your opinions have gotten stronger. You see what others are doing and find
yourself judging a bit more than usual because suddenly you realize that
you have certain boundaries in your life and add things to your list of
what is acceptable and what is not.
You are insecure and then secure. You laugh and cry with the greatest
force of your life. You feel alone and scared and confused.
Suddenly change is the enemy and you try and cling on to the past with
dear life but soon realize that the past is drifting further and further
away and there is nothing to do but stay where you are or move forward.
You get your heart broken and wonder how someone you loved could do such
damage to you or you lay in bed and wonder why you can't meet anyone
decent enough to get to know better. You love someone but maybe love
someone else too and cannot figure out why you are doing this because you
are not a bad person. One night stands and random hook ups start to look
cheap and getting wasted and acting like an idiot starts to look pathetic.
You go through the same emotions and questions over and over and talk with
your friends about the same topics because you cannot seem to make a
decision.
You worry about loans and money and the future and making a life for
yourself and while winning the race would be great, right now you'd just
like to be a contender! What you may not realize is that everyone reading
this relates to it. We are in our best of times and our worst of times,
trying as hard as we can to figure this whole thing out.
What the hell is going on? The "Quarter-Life"... welcome to the crisis!!!
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