Being 20 something

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. 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, 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

> 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.

>

> Send this to your twenty something friends....

> maybe it will help someone feel like they aren't

> alone in their state of confusion.....