Why Your Late Twenties Is the Worst Time of Your Life
As you get older,
what being in your twenties was really like
being in your twenties
When young adults get their first jobs, move into their own apartments
They are going it alone
as they attempt to establish their status as adults
they are still considered by others to be “kids"
Long time painets
young people are suffering more than previous generations did.
Psychologists aren’t entirely sure why;
the quarter-life crisis
at some point, theybecome separated and lonely
finally emerging at the other side of the crisis happier, more motivated, and with a greater sense of clarity
then feel trapped in pretend adulthood
a feeling of being locked in to a commitment at work or at home
evidence both for the prominence of the quarter-life crisis
looked at various psychological indicators of some 88,000 people
people experience a sharp increase in stress levels in their late twenties and early thirties
then drop sharply as retirement comes around
people experience a sharp increase in stress levels in their late twenties and early thirties
person’s emotional response
The change that occurs after the quarter-life
even though the intake of stress continues to rise into the thirties and forties
Most people start to experience an increase in positive emotions as early as their late thirties
the person’s emotional response to it declines
One’s late twenties and early thirties, from an emotional perspective, are therefore the worst part of life
This positive process starts after the quarter-life crisis
learn to develop psychological mastery and to regulate and attenuate our emotions
or to dismiss them instead of dwelling and allowing emotions to take over
As we age, we learn to put things in perspective, believe in ourselves more,
Psychological aging is a positive process in which older equals better