Understanding The Quarter-life Crisis
If you’re wondering why you feel like you’re at the lowest point of your life whilst still being in your mid-twenties, it’s most likely caused by a term called a quarter-life crisis. That’s right, it exists and it is very real. You might have heard of it’s older relative, mid-life crisis, which is often a reason to why adults in their forties are suddenly into partying again. But for the quarter-life crisis, it’s a completely different meaning.
What is a quarter-life crisis?
Quarter-life crisis is a term developed in many popular psychology studies. It is described as a phase in your life when you’re still a young adult, usually your twenties to thirties, where you experience an intense amount of stress and burden. It messes everything you have planned for your future because you feel like you’ve hit rock bottom, but you’re not bouncing back up. It usually comes when we graduate from high school or university and starts living the ‘real world’, which isn’t a walk in the park as we’ve assumed.
How do I know I have it?
There are quite a lot of symptoms that can signify a quarter-life crisis. The most prevalent one is depression. Depression is described as losing the purpose in anything we do daily. We have no motivation to get out of bed, no motivation to work, no motivation to better ourself. It feels like everything is a waste of time. It feels like nothing is falling into place, and you’d rather shut …