Each setback in my life was usually brought upon by a lack of patience, a desire to become something else and achieve something quickly (life's version of the get rich quick scheme). During the major catastrophes in life I accused the world of the usual atrocities, that life was singling me out to suffer, that I had somehow been selected as a victim and that it just wasn't fair. Each new painful experience in life brings about similar feelings and despite my intellectual understanding of reality it doesn't make the pain less painful.
Your ability to bounce back, to turn the frown upside down, to leverage failure to create success and find opportunities in the remnants of breakdown is a lifeskill of tremendous value. Don't let your feelings of confusion and loss make you depressed. Leaving school, finishing university or quitting (or being fired from) a job are opportunities that you rarely get in life. These are powerful turning point moments that in most people's lives only happen rarely. Major change is not a common occurrence for a typical human being so relish the opportunity when it comes along, don't drown in your supposed lack of identity.
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