Care To Commiserate?

[Mermaid]

Hello, fellow twentysomthings... I'm a 25-year-old (as of July 2) woman, in the midst of a staggering "quarterlife crisis." I just moved back home to regroup and deal with some major life issues, and my whole future feels so precarious. /phpBB/images/smiles/icon_confused.gif

I'm a music industry professional who's starting to question myself and what I truly want from life. I've become jaded by this industry, and when coupled with the conflicting messages coming from my heart and my mind, I'm starting to wonder where it is I actually belong.

Currently, I'm dealing with some very serious personal things that are affecting my life in a major way, so I'm in a holding pattern while I get started on fixing what's broken. In the meantime, I'm unemployed (I've only just left my last position and moved back in with my mom and step-dad), and left to ponder all the mistakes I've made in the past and all my fears about the future.

Can anyone relate? I was given "Quarterlife Crisis" by my mom, who saw the authors appear on Oprah. It's been an incredible comfort to know I'm not alone; now I want to meet some people who understand. /phpBB/images/smiles/icon_smile.gif

[Anonymous]

I understand completely. I am only 21, but after I graduated in May, I completely crashed. I felt like a total failure. Graduating was supposed to be this incredible achievement but all I felt was stressed and extremely upset. I am living at home but my parents keep telling me to pull myself together so sometimes I wonder if I would be better alone than with them on my back all the time. They make me feel guilty for being snappy/upset/moody, which makes me feel even worse than I already do. It is awesome that your mom is so supportive. I wish my parents and a lot of my friends who really seem to have it a lot more together than I do would understand. At least there is this board though.

[Mermaid]

You're right -- this board has been an eye-opener, kind of a supplement to the book and everything else I'm starting to see that is assuring me I'm not alone.

Misery loves company, I suppose... /phpBB/images/smiles/icon_razz.gif

[supreme]

Mermaid...
I too have recently moved home to be with my parents because of personal issues ( recently diagnosed with axiety attacks and a mild depression). Thankfully I was able to take a leave of absence from my job and am hoping to return to it in Sept.

But..... the thought of going back to the "big bad world" again is frightening. I have learned alot about myself over the last few months of being back home. I realized I have to make some life changes and not define myself by my job ( which I do enjoy). The problem is where to start??

[jeninmass]

Hi, Mermaid...

hope it's comforting to find out you're not alone. I've been out of college for just over a year now, and let me tell you, it is not what I expected. It took me months to get the courage to talk to ANYONE about this stuff, but that's what it takes to find out--it's completely normal! In fact, there's something oddly comforting about seeing that you're in Boston. I'm a transplanted Midwesterner--I really like living in Mass as far as geography, culture, etc. goes, I just wish I could have transplanted 20 or so people WITH me! I'm holding out hope that more people will hear about this QLC stuff--maybe that's one way to make a connection!