Being Twenty Something

...Its really hard

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 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 lay 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 hookups start to look 

cheap. GETTIN 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, and 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 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 them sit down for a while, 

take a deep breathe and ponder for a while.

From:http://www.citehr.com/39970-being-20-something.html