There comes a phase in the life of every individual during their twenty-something age when it feels like the world around them is falling apart, and there is too much mess to clean up.
On the surface, you begin to feel like you are losing your identity. You start questioning your worth and your existence (in a less morbid manner than it sounds.) You feel frustrated for failing to figure out the purpose of your existence, and are frightened by the thought that maybe the prime years of your life are left behind, and you have not achieved anything remarkable yet. Remember when you were 15 and thought about how your life would be together at 25, and you would be smashing it? Right! Good joke. Check out some signs that indicate you are experiencing a quarter-life crisis (QLC).
You have switched your career more than your Facebook status.
Typically, experiencing a quarter-life crisis involves questioning your career or job. It may seem confusing to figure out what you want to pursue in your life, and it is significant to find something you truly enjoy because you will be dedicating most of your time to it. When a QLC hits, you may start reconsidering the career path you have chosen, and you will most likely try out other jobs to figure out what you like most.
Social media platforms make you more anxious.
You feel more anxious while using social media, and you cannot help but get distraught every time a wedding or pregnancy announcement pops up on your feed, even though you are not interested in getting engaged or having children yet.
You are afraid of romantic relationships but also hate being single.
In times of momentary crisis, you are in a dilemma regarding romantic relationships. You have possibly parted ways with your partner and soon realized it was a blunder and got back with them only to realize how unfit you are for one another. This pattern continues, and it becomes difficult for you to figure out if you want to settle down during your twenties or if you are too young for it. You may think it is too soon to settle, but at the same time, you are afraid of being single.
Your age makes you sad.
During your younger days, you were probably too excited to grow older. You were counting the days until you turned 20. But now you find yourself singing a different tune. You have started analyzing your age and how far have you succeeded in life. You need to take a break from that and enjoy getting older because wisdom comes with age.
Dear fellow young grasshoppers, remember life is not just about marriage or money or the other things that you are currently freaking out about. Most importantly, life is not a rat race.
