You may call it a ‘quarter life crisis’, the twenties something version of a youngster crisis. It is not new phenomenon, but today young people seem to experience it more acutely. And with the tumultuous economy and job market melt down, recent grades are getting a double helping of quarter life anxiety. Unlike young adults of generation past, many of whom were married and settled in their careers by their mid 20s, today’s college grade experience a longer period of transition.
No longer entirely dependent on their parents but not yet stable in life, they go in a lot of directions, and change jobs a lot, change love partners. I believe this transition period can be positive, with its opportunities for growth and adventure. But for some people, the turmoil brings worry, fears of failure or of being trapped by responsibilities, or depression. ‘My job made me unhappy because I do not know what I really wanted out of my career. Then in future or may be this year, the bad economy made me decision for me, or was laid off.’