Quarter Life Crisis

This topic was created in the Pisces forum by pisces on Wednesday, May 17, 2006 and has 4 replies.
Being Twenty-something - they call it the "Quarter-life Crisis. It
>is when you stop going along with the crowd and start realising
>that there are
Your opinions have gotten stronger. You see what others are doing
>and find yourself judging more than usual because suddenly you
>realise 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 realise 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 don't seem as fun.
>
>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 realise 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.
>"Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the
>moments that take our breath away." It's really amazing when two
>Strangers become the best of friends, but it is really sad when
>the best of friends become two strangers.
>

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