The Quarter-Life Crisis

There seems to be an epidemic going around individuals of Generation Y or the Millennial Generation, and I think it is what is being called...

The quarter-life crisis.

No seriously.  I'm a part of this Millennial Generation and I see this crisis happening more often than not.  Several of my friends, co-workers, colleagues, family, and myself are suffering from this and I can't think of any good explanation for it.  This hasn't been "a thing" before now for previous generations, so why is it happening now?  Here are some things I'm feeling that could be some of the symptoms of this.

My potential symptoms:
Pressure to find that right job
Feeling that I'm insufficiently prepared for the world
Constant what-if questions
Avoiding debt wherever I can to avoid financial hardship like those I see around me
Feeling that I'm not going anywhere and...
that I'm stuck in the same place, same house
Extremely nervous, but excited and wanting to move on to the next stage
Wanting a how-to handbook to make the leap into the world
Wondering if my career path is the right choice
Not knowing where I want my life to go and...
feeling like I should already have that figured out
Not wanting to end up in a dead-end job
Wanting to avoid future feelings of looking back and wondering how I got here
Realizing that my parents have a hard time keeping a job and wondering what that means for me

Reading through that list I realize that a lot of those are primarily insecurities, and those are things that I know I can overcome.  But I still have questions. Is this a learned thing?  Is this because of the difference in how I was raised in comparison to the previous generation?  Will I still have a mid-life crisis after this one?  What does it take to get out of this funk?

If you read this and have similar feelings, thoughts, have experienced this, or whatever please feel free to comment.  This could be a great discussion.  There may be future posts.