Quarter-life crisis
When your twenties or thirties feel disorienting, and why uncertainty at this stage is more common than it looks.
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.
Therapy can help you name what is changing, separate your values from outside timelines, and make decisions without forcing premature certainty.