Every morning when I get to work I usually like to take 15 minutes to just sit and enjoy my hot peppermint tea whilst reading the news. A ritual I love and feel is a must to make sure my day is a good one (or is it another sign of my OCD?).
On the front page, the fourth story down was this:
Forget the midlife crisis - it's now hitting a decade earlier.
Thirty-something singletons are increasingly seeking therapy after reaching a fork in the road and reassessing their lives.Women in particular can see 30 as a deadline to have a successful career, perfect husband and children, Australian experts say. Melbourne counselor and psychotherapist Dr. Paul Cullen has noticed a
"phenomenon" of clients aged 28-32 who were mainly single and despairing
that their lives lack meaning.
At first my reaction was 'Pfffffftttt....whatever!', but then I started thinking about the way I have been talking and acting recently (well since I turned 28 to be exact). I have been totally obsessed with turning 30 and my life not being exactly what I thought it was going to be or that I was soon to be old and past it. I have even been adamant that I am starting botox next year!
I always thought by now I would have finished uni, be living in the city, married, have a mortgage, traveled and be thinking about having kids in a few years. As my 30th has been approaching I have secretly started feeling like a bit of a failure for not being anywhere close to achieving this life that a lot of my friends have already got.
After reading this article, I feel so silly for thinking this way!!
I have a lot to be thankful for, I have:
- Awesome people in my life
- A great job that now takes me overseas and has fantastic prospects
- I'm currently studying at uni and going well
- My health
- Had love in my life and certainly haven't been lonely
- A lovely roof over my head that I certainly call my home
What a waste of energy and time dwelling on the negative. You only get one life so why dwell on
what you don't have.......get out there and start living it. Life is too
damn short :)
Time to tackle my '30 before 30'!!
Thirty-something singletons are increasingly seeking therapy after reaching a fork in the road and reassessing their lives.Women in particular can see 30 as a deadline to have a successful career, perfect husband and children, Australian experts say. Melbourne counselor and psychotherapist Dr. Paul Cullen has noticed a
"phenomenon" of clients aged 28-32 who were mainly single and despairing
that their lives lack meaning.
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