Symptoms of Quarter Life Crisis
July 23rd, 2011 § Leave a Comment
Most people who are going through this ugly process are aware that there is something wrong, but are you just feeling generally miserable or is it a quarter-life crisis? What are the signs or symptoms? Commonly, they are…
- Feeling like you’re not doing well enough
- Frustration & disillusionment with the working world
- Feeling insecure about what you’re doing, where you’re going & what your plans are
- Anxiety over close relationships
- Feeling extremely bored with your social life (otherwise known as, “Oh my god, I will throw myself out the window if I have to go to another party at her house”)
- Nostalgia for teenage years, high school or university (this often manifests itself as an obsession with looking at old photographs or reading journals & reminiscing)
- Feeling a desperate need to “settle down” — like buy a house, get married or have a baby
- …Or conversely, wanting to “escape” the real world — like backpacking around the world or finding a nice cave to live in
- Financial stress or confusion
- Intense loneliness
- Feeling that everyone is doing better than you
- Terror at the concept of getting “old”
- Wondering “Is that all there is?”
- A vague feeling of apathy, mixed with horror, panic & depression
Source: http://galadarling.com/article/how-to-cope-with-a-quarter-life-crisis
sad to say that i have all the signs/symptoms.. but well well.. with faith, my future will be safe!
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