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Pretty scary stuff, but hold off the panic for a few years yet, this is unlikely to affect the majority of people in the university student demographic, right? Wrong.
According to the British Psychological Society, more and more people are suffering a ‘quarter-life crisis’, which tends to occur around the age of 30 and last around two years, although it can occur as young as 20.
It is thought that increased mobility, both in careers and relationships, is the main cause. Our generation tend to move through jobs more quickly, rather than staying in one position for a long period of time, leading to restlessness and a desire for change if we do stay put for a longer period of time.
The same goes for relationships. People are getting married later and later in life (if at all), meaning that on reaching the age of 30, many people re-evaluate their lives, compare themselves to friends of a similar age who may already be married, have what could be perceived as a more successful career, or who they feel have achieved more, and feel the desire for change, or dissatisfaction with their own current life situation.
Less contact with ‘real people’ and more virtual interaction through sites like Facebook and Twitter could also be to blame, as many friendships and relationships become increasingly long distance.
Whilst we have more choice in entering the big wide world than our predecessors may have had, in terms of careers, relationships and finances, it seems this is having a detrimental effect on our health.
Do we actually have a reason to worry? It’s unlikely-people are generally living longer and longer these days, meaning that there is more time to get more of what you want out of life, be it a longer career, a larger family, or something else. There’s also less societal pressure to settle down and have a family at a younger age, or at all, so more chance to live a little beforehand. That’s not to say there is time to sit and do nothing- I am a great disbeliever in the idea that good things come to those who wait.
So go out and get everything you can out of life, before you hit the ‘quarter life crisis’ stage, purchase a briefcase and a Volvo, and start to spend your free days trailing around B&Q comparing paint charts.
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