Originally Posted by ASU2003

I had one when I finished college and couldn't find a job (well I didn't try very hard on purpose for a few months). I had worked hard my entire life, but at 23 I had no friends near-by, had no close relationships or best friends because I was too busy, I had done a few things in my life because I knew if I didn't I would regret it when I was older, I had very little money, I was in shape (but not as good I as I wanted), had issues with my appearance, had nothing to talk to people about, hadn't traveled the world. But at the same time, I had huge expectations and lots of pressure from parents, friends and society to basically get to the lifestyle I have now.

If I had seen the movie 'Into The Wild' then, I could easily have picked that path to take my life. Or I was a few months away from going into the military (I would probably be in a similar place in my life right now, except for seeing Afghanistan and Iraq). The 23-26 age group is tough because some people are doing really well and others have nothing. And it is where the choices that were made when you were 17-18 really hit you.