Quater Life Crisis Confused about who you are? Your Identity? Your place in Life? You role in relationships? Are you yearning for the excitement of adolescence and/or college life again? Your emotions are dulling!
Are you questioning your chosen path in life? Are your accomplishments all that important? Is your job boring? Are you disappointed with your career? Do you have the energy to change? How will you ever succeed financially? House? Student Loans?
Are you fearful of your blossoming conservativeness? Getting more judgmental? Name Brands are less satisfying.less important? You find yourself being opinionated? Are you feeling jaded?
Are your friends boring? Are you questioning the relationships you are in?
You are not as open about your private life. In fact, you are shyer about sharing anything. You miss the comforts of college life and socializing with dynamic people on a constant basis. Or worse, you realize that maybe the 'socializing' isn't as appealing. But then what is? You are starting to realize you can no longer ignore the selfish and mean spirited qualities of others. And they are noticing yours as well.
You begin to notice that partying ain't so appealing. Alcohol, drugs don't feel so good anymore. Maybe even dirty! And then there is sex. Random sex no longer satiates the desire. You become aware that the desire is actually loneliness. You now desire the hunt and loath the catch!
School has turned into work. There are lots of new interpersonal 'dealing' skills to learn. No one is offering to grade your work. No one is offering to teach you. You are becoming aware of Office Politics and beginning to understand that is the path to success. How unfair! More skills to learn.and without the pizzazz you once had. Your bottomless pit of energy has hit rock bottom! Bottom line:
What am I doing?
Why am I doing it?
Why don't I care?
Is this all there is?
These 'worries' emotions are common in young adulthood. Welcome to the 'Real World". Your may be beginning to realize that you can survive in the world. You begin to realize the path of life has split into many roads. And no one is there to tell you which one to take.
Then you speak with your friends about your despair. They admit they are going through the same thing. Is everyone just as jaded as you? Is this just another struggle one needs to go through to reach the next life stage?
Being aware that 'Quarter Life Crisis' is not that uncommon. Often times all these worries move from stress and into clinical depression and anxiety disorders as well as relationship problems. More and more young adults are seeking therapy to sort these issues out.
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