Reason #7 Why I’m Glad to be Leaving my Twenties: Crisis

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As far as I know, there is no crisis in the thirties…right?! If anyone has ever heard of a 30-something crisis, please speak up now!

I know all about the Quarter Life Crisis – I mean, I did kind of write the book on it. And it ain’t pretty. (First world problems.) I’m looking forward to having a good twenty years of no crises. Because…if no one talks about the other crises, then there can’t be any, right?

I’ve figured myself out, I know who I am and I’m ready to attack my thirties sans chaos, sans drama and sans confusion. I know that’s extremely hopeful – but that’s the way I’m looking at it.

In case you’re unfamiliar with a quarter life crisis, these are the 5 key phases that British Psychological Society has attributed to one:

Phase 1 – A feeling of being trapped by your life choices. Feeling as though you are living your life on autopilot.
Phase 2 – A rising sense of “I’ve got to get out” and the feeling that you can change your life.
Phase 3 – Quitting the job or relationship or whatever else is making you feel trapped and embarking on a “time out” period where you try out new experiences to find out who you want to be.
Phase 4 – Rebuilding your life.
Phase 5 – Developing new commitments more attuned to your interests and aspirations.

But shit – the article says that this could happen anytime between 25-35?! What the!? Oh no they didn’t just crush my entire hypotheses.

OK, maybe I’ll just create my own path and not worry about some article in some paper from last year. That’s what my 30′s are going to be about.

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  • Eileenmoshea

    Hate to break it to you, but there will always be crises. The causes and cures will change but the crises will always occur. I believe this is also known as “life.”

    • http://www.ladywholunches.net/blog Meagan

      Twitter: meagan
      Ha! Similar to “The only constant in life is change” I suppose? Oh dearie me.

  • http://www.smittenbybritain.com SmittenbyBritain

    Oh and love the quote. I totally agree. My other favorite is “The best way to predict your future is to create it.”

  • http://www.smittenbybritain.com SmittenbyBritain

    Ha,ha. See, we need to have lunch again just you and me and I can tell you about the mid to late thirties crisis and the mid 40′s crisis! But we need to do it over drinks to soften the blow.

    • http://www.ladywholunches.net/blog Meagan

      Twitter: meagan
      Bring it on!! I suppose we never stop growing and changing, and then rejecting the growth and change…at least for me.

      • http://www.smittenbybritain.com SmittenbyBritain

         I agree. If you stop growing you stop living IMHO.