is this you? it's kinda me

a friend emailed me this. thought it was pretty interesting

For those of us in our twenty-somethings, this puts it all into> >>words perfectly. 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 a little insecure and wonder where you> >>will be in a year or two, but then you get scared, because you> >>barely know where you are NOW. You start realizing that people> >>really are selfish and Maybe those friends that you thought you> >>were so close to, aren't exactly the greatest people you have ever> >>met, but the people you lost touch with are some of the most> >>important ones. What you do not realize, is that they are realizing> >>that too. They are not really cold or catty, mean or insincere, but> >>are merely as confused as you and a little caught up. You look at> >>this job you have. It is not even close to what you thought you> >>would be doing... Or maybe you don't even have one. That's even> >>better.> >>> >>You miss the comforts 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 seem to have gotten> >>stronger. You see what others are doing and find yourself judging> >>more than usual, because suddenly you realize that you have set> >>certain boundaries in your life, and are adding to the list of> >>things that you find acceptable or not. You feel insecure and then> >>so very secure. You seem to laugh and cry with the greatest or> >>forces. You feel alone and scared and confused. Suddenly change is> >>the enemy, 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 heart broken and wonder how someone you loved could do> >>such damage to you or how YOU let them have that much control on> >>your heart. Or you lay in bed and wonder why you can't meet anyone> >>decent enough spend time with to get to know better. You finally> >>love someone.... but you also love someone else too, You cannot> >>figure out why you are doing this because you are not a bad person.> >>Really you aren't.... One night stands and random hook ups start to> >>look cheap and getting wasted and acting like an idiot looks> >>pathetic. You go through the same emotions and questions over and> >>over and talk with your friends about the same topics because you> >>cannot seem to make a decision on anything.> >>> >>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 would 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.> >>> >>Send this to your twenty-something friends... maybe it will help> >>someone feel like they are not alone in their confusion !!>>>>Lindsay Watters