Things seemed to be going so well. You graduated from college, found a job right away, and even scored a great apartment. But every morning, you wake up feeling lost and confused about every aspect of your life: your career, your friendships, your dating life, and even the hobbies you used to love. Your life feels lackluster, and it seems like everyone else in your life—friends, family, co-workers, even people you swipe past on dating apps—have it all together while you’re suffering in limbo. You’re going through a quarter-life crisis.
What is a quarter-life crisis?
You’ve been so busy “keeping up with the Joneses” (or the Kardashians) that you’ve forgotten to focus on what makes you happy and how to make that happen. “This is where I see most twenty-somethings get tripped up. They feel this pull to create a life they think they should have, instead of creating a life that feels authentic to them,” says Tess Brigham, a San Francisco–based psychotherapist and life coach.
Okay, we know that it’s definitely easier said than done, so we asked experts for tips in spotting and—more important—overcoming a quarter-life crisis.
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