Am I the only one going through this?

[White_Chocolate]

This is for all the 20 - 30 year olds i know....
> >
> >They call it the "Quarter-life Crisis." It is when you stop
> >going along with the crowd and start realizing that there are a lot of
> >things about yourself that you didn't know and may not like.
> >You start feeling insecure and wonder where you will be in a
> >year or two, but then get scared because you barely know where
> >you are now.
> >
> >You start realizing that people are selfish and that, maybe, those
> >friends that you thought you were so close to aren't exactly
> >the greatest people you have ever met and the people you have lost touch
> >with are some of the most important ones.
> >
> >What you do not realize is that they are realizing that too and
> >are not really cold or catty or mean or insincere, but that they are as
> >confused as you are.
> >
> >You look at your job. It is not even close to what you thought you
> >would be doing or maybe you are looking for one and realizing
> >that you are going to have to start at the bottom and are scared.
> >
> >You miss the comforts of college, of groups, of socializing
> >with the same people on a constant basis. But then you realize
> >that maybe they weren't so great after all. You are beginning to
> >understand yourself and what you want and do not want. Your opinions have
> >gotten stronger. You see what others are doing and find
> >yourself judging a bit more than usual because suddenly you realize that
> >you
> >have certain boundaries in your life and add things to your
> >list of what is acceptable and what is not.
> >
> >You are insecure and then 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 realize 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 heartbroken and wonder how someone you loved could
> >do such damage to you or you lay in bed and wonder why you
> >can't meet anyone decent enough to get to know better. You love someone but
> >maybe love someone else too and cannot figure out why you are doing this
> >because you are not a bad person. One night stands and random hook ups
> >start
> >to look cheap and getting wasted and acting like an idiot starts to took
> >pathetic. You go through the same emotions and questions over and over and
> >talk with your friends about the same topics because you cann ot seem to
> >make a decision. You worry about loans and money and 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 realize 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. We are making a
> >lot
> >of mistakes, but helping one another learn from them and
> >reaching out to pull one another up. We are not the shiniest group of
> >people, but we are very much a circle. We are there for one
> >another and will listen and grow for the rest of our lives. We will
> >piss one another off, but we will also heal one another's hearts. We are
> >the
> >group who sometimes doesn't need words but will laugh at the
> >end of a conversation that started with angry words.
> >
> >We are friends and in 10 years, when we have figured out where
> >we fit in in this world, we will still be friends always and
> >forever!