Thief13x on 14/5/2011 at 00:12

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pdenton, I only read your first post in this thread and here's my response:

I've been there (I think). I would say I was *there* for a good 5 or 6 years. I'm 24 now and since graduating college and finding a good steady job with a large company that is doing extremely well, my overall worry has been drastically reduced.

The key for me is stability: I'm terrible with large changes, I'll be the first to admit it. I've felt extremely apprehensive about a lot of things concerning my career for years, specifically about being able to hack it. The last few years I have proved nearly all of these doubts false. I've done very well in my first 2 years of employment and I've realized that that is exactly what I needed. It's really too bad it didn't come sooner. I wish I could've done something earlier to test my doubts head on.

Interestingly enough, I'm watching some friends who are several years younger than me go through what I think is the same thing right now (I think it's a natural phase, especially in this economy).