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"Being Twenty-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.....
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.....
