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1.	YOUR TWENTY-SOMETHING JOURNEY

“Being a twenty something is a time when everything in life is uncertain. I feel like the rug is constantly being pulled out from under me. The overwhelming guilt for not being happy for what I have in my life combined with constantly feeling like there is more to achieve and not enough time is exhausting. I wonder, is this as good as it gets?”

Executive administrator, 24, single, Minnesota

Remember puberty? Would you rather not? For many, those memories aren’t exactly fond ones — acne, voice cracking, mood swings, and uncomfortable awkwardness. Yet we all expected it and made our way through it. How come we don’t call adolescence a “crisis”? Because it’s a normal part of our development. A twenty-something crisis is just as normal as our puberty “crisis,” but that’s not how most people treat it. Twenty somethings can get caught up in a tremendous amount of judgment — thinking they are alone, that there is something wrong with them, or that they should have it all figured out by now.

In this chapter we’ll canvas the main reasons that twenty-something transitions come to feel like crises and the “syndromes” that result. Many times it boils down to expectations. Where do you find yourself in the kaleidoscope of experiences and stories below? Where are you in your journey? I can guarantee that for every story here, there are thousands of other twenty somethings who can relate.

“As a twenty something, I feel like I have the world at my fingertips, but I don’t know what to do with it all or any part of it.”

Consumer analyst, 23, dating, North Dakota