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Feeling behind in life

By Maya Staff ·

Everyone your age seems further along? Why you feel behind in life, why "it's not a race" doesn't help, and how to check whose timeline it is.

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  • Feeling: Feeling anxious
    • Thought: Dan from school just got engaged. I'm 29 and single
      • Thought: I should be married by 30
        • Insight: Married by 30 was Mom's timeline. She married at 24
        • Belief: I'm behind, and it's too late to catch up
          • Insight: I've made being on schedule a condition of being OK. It isn't one
      • Urge: Join three dating apps tonight
        • Insight: I want someone to come home to. The wedding by 30 is for the audience

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