22 Things That Happen To You When You Turn 22

The 22 blues.

22 is that age where, all of a sudden, we find ourselves to be starting all over again, without a do-over chance. Life struggles get too real and we end up being on the edge of most things – career, job, love, family, and friendships.

Future becomes present, and present turns into a turmoil. Being 22, I realized I’m only at the starting point of the whirlwind journey called life.

Here are 22 things that everyone who goes through the age of 22 will understand!

1. Your student life is suddenly over

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And you just don’t know how to fill that void!

 

2. And the anxiety of what’s next gnaws you from inside

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That feeling of cluelessness!

 

3. You struggle to make the most perfect CV

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And mentally curse yourself for not engaging in enough co-curricular activities.

 

4. You have to make a clean sweep of your Facebook profile, in case could-be employers check it

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And you feel really bad about deleting all the perhaps-obscene-but-really-funny posts.

 

5. You realize that you have to let go of so many things

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And it’s not fun.

 

6. All of a sudden, you are about to move away from all your old friends

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And you don’t understand why life had to be so hard!

 

7. You’re on the verge of shifting to a new place and be on your own

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You have to clean your dirty laundry from now on!

 

8. You’re independent and your parents have a hard time grasping that idea

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Because you can choose the Prime Minister, but not what you want to do!

 

9. All of a sudden you feel that desperate need to get a boyfriend/girlfriend if you’re single

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Everyone else has somebody to talk to at 2 A.M.

 

10. And you have a panic attack when you realize you’re not in college anymore

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How on earth are you going to meet people? Where has all the freedom gone?

 

11. Your Facebook timeline starts flooding with your school/college classmates getting engaged/married

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As if you aren’t feeling screwed up enough already!

 

12. You start to like being at home more than going out all the time

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You feel tired, so so tired all the time!

 

13. And have another panic attack thinking maybe you’re getting old

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And the main question that haunts your dreams: “What am I doing with my life?”

 

14. You desperately try to accommodate your previous life and your new life within the span of 24/7

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Why are days so small? Why? WHY???

 

15. But often fail miserably

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Why aren’t things falling into place?

 

16. And lose friendships in the process

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How are you supposed to even live?

 

17. But you realize that true friends will always be there for you

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Because in true friendships, “out of sight out of mind” is just not applicable.

 

18. You finally move on from your hang ups from past

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‘Cause hey, a new life beckons!

 

19. You don’t feel so guilty about checking out men/women anymore

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You are an adult individual, and you do have visual needs!

 

20. And you also find your parents trying to understand you

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They don’t ‘forbid’ you from doing things anymore. Is this really happening?

 

21. You feel closer to finding your inner peace

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Self-actualization is the word!

 

22. And you realize that life isn’t perfect

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But what you make of it, counts.

Because at 22, life is both miserable and magical.

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