You’ve probably heard of the term mid-life crisis that hits adults 50 years and over, characterized sometimes by stress, depression, feeling of hopelessness or in some cases dressing like their younger counterparts. However, another phenomenon has also been emerging over the past few years but it appears to have hit an entire different generation, those in their mid-20s and early 30s.
If you’re in your 20s or early 30s, have you experienced the following symptoms in the past few months?
- Not being able to cope with the rapid changes and experiencing feeling of helplessness
- Feeling lost as friends from school disperse to establish their own paths in life
- The world appears unfamiliar as the structure and stability of years in school is no longer available and the work life has a new set of unfamiliar rules
- A sense of disappointment the working experience is not as exciting or glamorous
- A sense of uncertainty where life is heading as there is no longer a daily timetable nor a clear path paved out; not knowing where you will be in five years time
- Feelings of anxiety as the choices you make directly impacts your quality of life
- Not knowing how to deal with changing relationships; you’re an adult like your parents and yet they still treat you like a school kid or the girlfriend/boyfriend is now a spouse
- Having peers or subordinates who are much older to you and you’re not sure how to interact with them
- Feeling anxiety on whether you’ve made the right career choice or should you follow your passion
If you’ve experienced the above symptoms, chances are you’re experiencing Quarter-Life Crisis, a term coined up by Abby Wilner and Catherine Stocker, authors of “QuarterLife Crisis” and “The Quarterlifer’s Companion”.
If left unattended, over a period of years, the quarterlifers could experience increased stress, feeling uninterested in pursuing excellence and in extreme cases, just giving up on life and trudging along making ends meet.
Look out for my next article on what you can do to overcome this crisis.
If you’re in your 20s or early 30s, have you experienced the following symptoms in the past few months?
- Not being able to cope with the rapid changes and experiencing feeling of helplessness
- Feeling lost as friends from school disperse to establish their own paths in life
- The world appears unfamiliar as the structure and stability of years in school is no longer available and the work life has a new set of unfamiliar rules
- A sense of disappointment the working experience is not as exciting or glamorous
- A sense of uncertainty where life is heading as there is no longer a daily timetable nor a clear path paved out; not knowing where you will be in five years time
- Feelings of anxiety as the choices you make directly impacts your quality of life
- Not knowing how to deal with changing relationships; you’re an adult like your parents and yet they still treat you like a school kid or the girlfriend/boyfriend is now a spouse
- Having peers or subordinates who are much older to you and you’re not sure how to interact with them
- Feeling anxiety on whether you’ve made the right career choice or should you follow your passion
If you’ve experienced the above symptoms, chances are you’re experiencing Quarter-Life Crisis, a term coined up by Abby Wilner and Catherine Stocker, authors of “QuarterLife Crisis” and “The Quarterlifer’s Companion”.
If left unattended, over a period of years, the quarterlifers could experience increased stress, feeling uninterested in pursuing excellence and in extreme cases, just giving up on life and trudging along making ends meet.
Look out for my next article on what you can do to overcome this crisis.
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