Quarter-life crisis

A quarter-life crisis is not a failure to launch. It is often what happens when old scripts, study, achieve, settle, stop matching the life in front of you.

You may compare yourself to peers, question your path, or feel guilty for not feeling grateful enough. Transitions can bring grief for versions of yourself you expected to become.

Anxiety and depression often flare during these years because identity, work, relationships, and location are all shifting at once.