The Rise Of The "Quater-Life Crisis"
Forget the mid-life crisis more and more of us in the North east say we're going through a quarter-life crisis.
We've all heard of the term "mid-life crisis", the NHS describes it as "the point in life when people think they've reached life's halfway stage and feel time is running out".
It's often made fun of, but for many people it can be a very distressing time that causes anxiety and depression.
Well new research by The Open University has found that more and more people under the age of 30 are feeling the same way, 38% of us in fact.
It triggered the need for a new term – the so-called "quarter-life crisis".
Almost one in five of us here in the North East are currently going through a quarter-life crisis with unfulfilled dreams and a lack of job satisfaction being cited as reasons for it.
The study also found that 27% of people admitted that their breakdown was partly down to not having enough free time. Participants said they wished they could spend more time pursuing their hobbies but find that long working hours and social pressures prevent them from doing so.
A lack of fulfilment in the workplace and failed ambitions were cited as the most common reasons for quarter-life crisis'.