quarter life crisis

[Snoopy24]

They call it 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, but 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.

 

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, change is the enemy and you try and cling onto the past for 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.

 

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 money,school, 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!

 

I am in my best of times and my worst of times, trying as hard as I can to figure this whole thing out.

[CaptainPlanet]

Does this mean I don't get to have a midlife crisis ?

 

Hello - "I am the real world I suck and I am going to hurt you. I am not going to be gentle either, if this is your first time all the more fun for me as I am the world."

 

Fortunately my world is a world all of my own where I chose to live away from what other folks define as reality. I am rather happy in my shell.

 

Number one lesson that should be taught in schools. Life is not fun and you do not have potential.