Welcome to Your Quarter Life Crisis

Breath in, breath out. Then do shit you enjoy. As simple as that.

For the past 5 months I haven't been doing much IM, just playing poker, sleeping in the food court because I'm too jew to sleep in the hotel, getting drunk on 5 pints of beer and passing out in the casino's washroom stall for 2 hours etc etc.
 


We are all atoms trying to achieve greater stability by achieving certain electronic configurations. Our consciousness cannot control these reactions, it is the other way around.
 
life's a bitch and then you die, that's why i get high cuz you never know when you're gonna go
 
I like this topic.

I'm only 21 now, but I had a profound eyeopening experience last year on some hallucinogens in the desert that turned my life view around.

First, I realized that I felt restless and discontent in life, and I didn't know what I wanted. I said to myself "I feel restless and discontent, and maybe a bit depressed. I don't really know what I want, or why I want it. So far my life has been about having 'fun', but I don't really even know what that means."
My stomach turned. I felt kind of gross.

The very second after I admitted this to myself, I also realized that >=95% of my peers probably feel the same way. In fact, everyone I'd really been friends with up to that point really seemed to have the same goal: Get drunk and pass the time until someone hands you a diploma. I thought, "I might not know what I want, but I want more than that."

The second following that, I realized that by recognizing this tendency among my peers, I've effectively been vaccinated against it. Everyone else is going nowhere, so I'm going to be the guy that goes somewhere. It'd be easy to "make more", "do more", "live more" than most people my age because most of them aren't really making/doing/living much at all.

Three seconds on LSD watching a giant effigy of a man burn, and my life hasn't been the same since. I decided on something that I wanted, and now I spend all of my time, energy and effort chasing after it, instead of letting it pass by. Even if I'm lazy and sitting on the couch, my head is still attacking the same problem.
I don't think I'll ever be "bored" again.
 
snowingsomewher said:
good read. not to discount anyone's feeling's, but if you're an American Citizen and "well-educated" then imo you have little to complain about.
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you just discounted people's feelings. what's the point in even trying to disguise it?

for many people, the underlying cause of this is chemical and results from genes among other things. your social status has nothing to do with your ability to be happy.
 
snowingsomewher said:
good read. not to discount anyone's feeling's, but if you're an American Citizen and "well-educated" then imo you have little to complain about.
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Can you shed some light on why it's good to be American? Maybe I'm missing something but I'd never want to be a US citizen.
 
As long as I have a steady supply of food, books, sex and computer games, I'm a happy man.

I have been much happier since I got my Harley, as well.
 
turbolapp said:
Anyway, I was coming back to this thread to say, Jack, maybe it's time to just get out of LA. That town will kill you like a frog in boiling water. You won't even know it's happening and then BAM your a floater.
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Well I spent the past three days in Newport Beach...technically Orange County. Maybe that will buy me some time??
 
That was me. So I made a change. I quit the safe job, now have no money and work all the time, so there's no room for vacuous bitches. I'm happy, anyone who hangs around now has to really like me, because I'm not an easy option now. I'm not going to die rich and bored. No.
 
This post really reaffirms a lot of my own thoughts on society today. Realistically, I've always pinned it on the expansion of communication, but really it is something outside of that which has taken generations to form.

I see those trends in the careers, relationships, and family situations in myself and those around me.

I'm 28 and have been going through a similar crisis for a few years now. I'm really just starting to reach the apex where I'm gaining momentum on moving forward and being at terms with everything.

My situation is a lot different than most though, I have no family... my mom had me at 16 and was never around, I've never met my father, my grandparents raised me, they both passed before I was 20 and I've been living on my own since I was 17. I went to 11 different schools in 5 states and I feel through the cracks of society in every way possible growing up.

Luckily, I've been able to create a pretty great life for myself... I've started 4 mildly successful businesses and I'm good at what I do. My experiences have given me a unique perspective and appreciation for things most lack; however I still feel pretty lost.

I'm okay with being a drifter though, I travel a lot and I just moved to a new city 3 days ago. I'm excited for what the future holds, but I still feel like I'm just kind of aimlessly wandering.
 
Let's see. These days many people no longer have the following to bolster themselves with:

- Nationality ("I'm a citizen of the world! [or the E.U]");

- Sex (gender) ("Apologise, NOW, for being a man!");

- Religion ("I get my philosphy from T.V. and the internet | I'm an atheist");

- Family ("Dad left when I was 8" | "I'll sleep around until Mr./Ms. Right comes along");

All that's left is money. People get the Bible quote wrong. It goes "The love of money is the root of all evil". Money is good (try not having any) but there are no pockets in a shroud.

[Heh, heh, just realised this: want to really annoy family, friends and co-workers? Try traditional Roman Catholicism.

Currently, it'll wind up just about everybody: Protestants, muslims, liberals, liberal Catholics, atheists, Communists, Republicans, Democrats ...]
 
guerilla said:
There is a great novel by William Gibson, I think it is "Pattern Recognition" and the protagonist, is this girl who is a marketing expert, gets disoriented when exposed to brands.

She is the anti-narcissist, used by global corporations, to discover narcissistic consumer trends like a divining rod.

Like most of WG's work, it is understated, but insightful.
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One of the few fiction writers I can stomach, good book.
 
Wow this is a great thread. I thought I was the only one going through this and I'm only 21. Some of you guys mentioned family and friends but sometimes I feel like my friends are losers. I don't mean to be harsh but they have no direction whatsoever in their lives. Every weekend, it's the same thing... get drunk. The past year I've spent money on them because they don't have any. I'm just a generous dude, even if i don't have much I'm still willing to give. Now I'm in debt and I'm on the verge of fucking up my credit. One of my friends owes me money that I lent him 4 months ago. I thought he would pay me back but he hasn't because he doesn't have a job. He says he tries but he spends most of his days watching television rather than actively seeking a job. But despite all this, I just can't cut them loose. I've known them for 15 years.

And don't even get me started on girls. I have yet to meet one that was worth my time and attention. [/rant]
 
DTAlexONE said:
He says he tries but he spends most of his days watching television rather than actively seeking a job.
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You should be thankful, it's exactly these kinds of people who sign up for get rich/thin/attractive quick rebills instead of putting in any real effort.

But I agree, most of my friends don't seem to have much vision or purpose in life. It's always nice to go to affiliate summit and actually meet some people with ambition for a change.
 
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