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I feel it is appropriate to address the classic rules of writing within my first blog, the who, what, when, where, how and why.
Who?
Emma
What?
Media and Film BA
When?
um 2014?
Where?
Victoria university of Wellington
How?
The amazing and fantastical internet
Why?
Now this is the interesting part. Why did I decide to start a blog? Well i guess the main reason would have to be the QUARTER-LIFE CRISIS (QLC). Not many people have heard of this, this may perhaps be because I made it up, however it does exist, even if there was no name for it I have witnessed many people address this QLC and am now myself a sufferer.
I am sure you have heard of the classic mid-life crises (MLC) in which a person hits that age somewhere around 50 where they suddenly realise "well crap that's half my life gone, I didn't do nearly all the things I wanted to do!" etc. While this is a tough part of any humans life, I would argue that the QLC is just as bad, if not worse, and if the QLC is addressed properly it can in fact offset, stop altogether, or at-least decrease your chances of going through a MLC.
Classic symptoms that indicate you are going through the QLC is as follows
- Intense anxiety (caused by the constant worry that you are going to fail in whatever you do and therefore be stuck in the same place for the rest of your life or unable to fulfill your dreams of being a professional actress .. I mean what? A doctor or lawyer or whatever)
- the feeling that time is running out (you know that you are in your prime and so you feel pressure to keep fit so that it's easier to stay that way when you are older while at the same time trying to get through that bucket list of stuff that you can only get away with while you're young, such as finishing a whole box of beer, streaking in a broadcasted rugby game or eating an entire happy meal in under a minute)
-The intense pressure to succeed/impress (your parent and teachers and yourself, not to mention prove all those dropkicks from high-school or whatever that you did something f*#@ing awesome with your life)
-A sudden urge to travel the world (you must see and experience all things and places and cultures and absolutely EVERYTHING before you get tied down by a job and family etc and die)
Now imagine all this while going through the usual hormonal insecurities and new experiences that people go through between the age of 17-25 (usual range of age in which the quarter-life crisis occurs)
When going through the QLC it is likely that you will also suffer from bucket-list syndrome (BLS). This syndrome is caught by sufferers of the QLC who feel impulsed to create a bucket-list in order to organise the symptoms or 'plans' caused by the QLC and fulfill themselves in the belief that if they carry out all these objectives they will have successfully overcome the QLC.
I can only wish those who like me are sufferers of the QLC good luck in their endeavors to over-achieve in everything they do and experience everything in their last few years of being in their prime. so... good luck.
-Emsy
*This is a parody piece however I personally do feel as if I am having a QLC and this blog space is a result of my trying to both distract and record from my experiences going through a QLC so should act as both a record for myself and an educational or cautionary tale to those who read it. Ideally I only hope you find it entertaining :)
I feel it is appropriate to address the classic rules of writing within my first blog, the who, what, when, where, how and why.
Who?
Emma
What?
Media and Film BA
When?
um 2014?
Where?
Victoria university of Wellington
How?
The amazing and fantastical internet
Why?
Now this is the interesting part. Why did I decide to start a blog? Well i guess the main reason would have to be the QUARTER-LIFE CRISIS (QLC). Not many people have heard of this, this may perhaps be because I made it up, however it does exist, even if there was no name for it I have witnessed many people address this QLC and am now myself a sufferer.
I am sure you have heard of the classic mid-life crises (MLC) in which a person hits that age somewhere around 50 where they suddenly realise "well crap that's half my life gone, I didn't do nearly all the things I wanted to do!" etc. While this is a tough part of any humans life, I would argue that the QLC is just as bad, if not worse, and if the QLC is addressed properly it can in fact offset, stop altogether, or at-least decrease your chances of going through a MLC.
Classic symptoms that indicate you are going through the QLC is as follows
- Intense anxiety (caused by the constant worry that you are going to fail in whatever you do and therefore be stuck in the same place for the rest of your life or unable to fulfill your dreams of being a professional actress .. I mean what? A doctor or lawyer or whatever)
- the feeling that time is running out (you know that you are in your prime and so you feel pressure to keep fit so that it's easier to stay that way when you are older while at the same time trying to get through that bucket list of stuff that you can only get away with while you're young, such as finishing a whole box of beer, streaking in a broadcasted rugby game or eating an entire happy meal in under a minute)
-The intense pressure to succeed/impress (your parent and teachers and yourself, not to mention prove all those dropkicks from high-school or whatever that you did something f*#@ing awesome with your life)
-A sudden urge to travel the world (you must see and experience all things and places and cultures and absolutely EVERYTHING before you get tied down by a job and family etc and die)
Now imagine all this while going through the usual hormonal insecurities and new experiences that people go through between the age of 17-25 (usual range of age in which the quarter-life crisis occurs)
When going through the QLC it is likely that you will also suffer from bucket-list syndrome (BLS). This syndrome is caught by sufferers of the QLC who feel impulsed to create a bucket-list in order to organise the symptoms or 'plans' caused by the QLC and fulfill themselves in the belief that if they carry out all these objectives they will have successfully overcome the QLC.
I can only wish those who like me are sufferers of the QLC good luck in their endeavors to over-achieve in everything they do and experience everything in their last few years of being in their prime. so... good luck.
-Emsy
*This is a parody piece however I personally do feel as if I am having a QLC and this blog space is a result of my trying to both distract and record from my experiences going through a QLC so should act as both a record for myself and an educational or cautionary tale to those who read it. Ideally I only hope you find it entertaining :)
Here is a calming picture of a simple butterfly to remind you to KEEP CALM during your QLC
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