GiphySo, you were lied to. Someone, somewhere along the line, told you a big fat lie about youth. And you, in all your naive innocence, you just lapped it up, didn't you? They told you that your twenties would be the best time of your life. That you'd have it all figured out by now and that you'd finally feel complete. They told you that your twenties would be a whirlwind ride of nights out, parties, coffee and friends. They told you that the best was yet to come. That your teenage years were just the starter, but your twenties are the main course. Believing all this you rushed through childhood and teenage-hood, straight on to what you thought would be the main event. You anticipated the sophisticated parties, dinner at friends' houses and art gallery visits. You knew that you'd be thinner, prettier and happy when you hit the big two-oh. Well, don't you feel stupid now. Now that your twenties have well and truly hit you and you are feeling like an unwashed, unstable and underrated mess. The truth is, your twenties really suck. There's no better way to put it, this is the period of your life when you'll be constantly worried, stressed and confused. Enjoy it, it comes but once every lifetime. During this joyous time a number of worries will plague you... here are just 20 of them.
20. "Am I Getting Fat?"
Image EntertainmentRemember when you could go to an all you can eat buffet, still have room for ice cream and somehow not put on a pound? Yeah, those days are over. Now everything you eat comes with a complimentary side of "Oh my gosh, I'm getting so fat." Long gone are the days that a Sunday treat was just that, now a Sunday treat means working out in the gym for five hours to burn off those calories. There are times when you'll look in the mirror, mourning your slim, teenage body. Where did it go? How can I get it back? Gym sessions and salads, that's how.
19. "Are My Best Years Behind Me?"
TumblrSo, it's a bit early for a mid-life crisis... But how about a quarter life crisis? During your early adulthood you will reminisce about your childhood and your teenage years alike. Worse still, you will look back on your university years and know with 100% certainty that those were the best years of your life and, guess what, they are never coming back. Everything in your past will be seen through rose-tinted glasses, so suddenly you actually loved school and all that it entailed, college too, and university was just a blast. The reality is when you hit your thirties, you'll be doing the same thing about your twenties. Then when you hit your forties, you'll be looking back on your thirties. And so on. Because it never, ever stops. Ever. So get used to it and just be glad you're not older version of you yet, because that lady/man sucks big time.