chris1989 wrote:
I can't understand why I have this persistant worry at the age of 30, I don't know whether because its just a different number, or what. It makes me feel and look back and think I haven't achieved much with what I want in life between between 20 and 29. And I feel like only one and that everyone else right now in their twenties has achieved what they want in life and living it to the full and having a great time. I didn't worry much before I was 20, 21 or 25 so I don't know I am about 30.
Comparing yourself to others is one guaranteed way to be unhappy. Suicide's up by 30%, 50% of marriages end in divorce, opiate overdose is up 70%, 1 in 8 is alcoholic, over 800,000 people go bankrupt every year. Other people have their own problems, despite the façade they present to the world. Don't assume that just because you're struggling, others aren't; they are.
"Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle."
Ian Maclaren