The Quarter Life Crisis

Got this in an e-mail from a friend. Precisely my thoughts!


The Quarter-Life Crisis

It is when you stop going along with the crowd and start
realizing that there are many things about yourself that
you didn't know and may not like.

You start feeling insecure and wonder where you will be in a
year or two, and then get scared because you barely
know where you are now.

You start realizing that people
are selfish and that, maybe, those friends that
you thought you were so close to aren't exactly
the greatest people you have ever met, and the
people you have lost touch with are some of the most
important ones.

What you don't recognize is that they
are realizing that too, and aren't really cold, catty,
mean or insincere, but that they are as
confused as you.

You look at your job... and it is not even
close to what you thought you would be doing, or
maybe you are looking for a job and realizing that you
are going to have to start at the bottom and that scares
you.

Your opinions have gotten stronger. You see
what others are doing and find yourself judging
more than usual because suddenly you realize that you
have certain boundaries in your life and are
constantly adding things to your list of what is
acceptable and what isn't.

One minute, you are insecure and
then the next, secure. You laugh and cry with the
greatest force of your life. You feel alone and scared
and confused. Suddenly, changes 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 lie in bed and wonder why you
can't meet anyone decent enough that you want to get to
know better. Or maybe you love someone but love
someone else too and cannot figure out why you are
doing this because you know that you aren't a bad
person.

One night stands and random hook ups start to
look cheap. 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, money,
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.