How to Live Through A Quarter Life Crisis?

When I first heard about the quarter-life crisis trend, I thought it was a joke. I mean, I heard midlife crisis but when did quarter-life crisis become a thing? I am turning 26 this year and really didn’t think too deeply about it. I felt as fine as I could ever, I mean I am not inching closer to death or anything. I am still in the prime of my life so why are my friends in a funk over this quarter-life crisis.

It all starts with insecurity. It is the main and core reason why youths in their 25-33 age bracket are so overly worried about finances, relationships and careers. Then it hit me! Oh my gosh, this is me on my bad days. I go through this rollercoaster of emotions of what am I going to do with my life? Where do I want to go? How am I going to get there and why it is taking so long? But then I realize you can get yourself out of this funk. Take my hand, you can live through this.

Reflect on the positivity and take stock out it. Build a case for yourself that you indeed achieve things in your life. You weren’t just sitting down collecting dust. You are living life. It may not be what you are imagining but it is something. Hold on it and the moment. This will not only build your confidence but push you into wanting to do more for yourself and then actually doing it. Finding positives in yourself may be a challenge but take a moment, sit back and write it down. On your bad days, you can look back and say “I am actually pretty awesome!“.

I am all about that dream chaser. So go out there and explore your city, explore yourself because life is all about finding yourself and learning more. We never stop learning even when we are out of high school and college. We got from school to school so take that moment to get know yourself explore the things your love and learn the things you don’t love because we change as we grow up. We change our tv shows, favourite colour, friends, food choices and definitely our celebrity crushes so get to know that. Challenge yourself to try something new or to try something you have always wanted.

Along with dreams are goals. I am all about achievable goals these days. It removes the pressure of the New Year Resolution and allows you to feel good about what you actually achieved this year. Don’t you feel good doing something small or big for yourself without having it weigh you down on the fact that you didn’t achieve it this year? Of course! It is all about the baby steps.

Related: How to Set Achievable Goals this New Year

Talking about your struggles and what you are going through will help you in a big way. I learned that the hard way before and it only left me in a dark cloud. Talking about it releases the load and pressure that it has on you from your mind and thoughts and lets it free. Having the right friends or even family to talk to can gain you the support that you need to get where you are going. These are all feelings everyone has gone through in their lives so the advice and encouragement from others will be the refreshment you need.