Tim Cullen

Twenty years ago people would have called it growing up, but according to a Melbourne psychologist, Dr Tim Cullen, there is a trend of people between 28-32 are facing an early mid-life crisis. 

With friends like these… Photo:The Daily Telegraph

Symptoms include fear, loneliness and isolation, with many people blaming their single status, long working hours and living in city areas with no sense of community. In other words, they’re not happy.

Unfortunately this is not news. A massive part of being human is feeling disgruntled, unhappy and dissatisfied, but more on that later.

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  • Pp says:

    10:17pm | 21/06/12

    Recently faced with a life changing decision my husband and I have reassessed our lives and found that in the end we are very fortunate. I think too many are too fussy. We all have faults. I was lucky I guess, I was marries at 25 and have had my… Read more »

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    09:07pm | 21/06/12

    So are you a boy or a girl, babe ? Read more »

 

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