Context: So , here it is , the first day of another September , and I sit here in the virtual eve of my 26th birthday , I find that there is no better time than the present to write a retrospective narrative of the past year , my 25th year . It has been a crazy ride . If ever there were events or people that could have ignited a 1/4-life crisis , they occurred in my life over the past year . Let 's start at the beginning , and go from there .

Question: What reason might this individual have for suddenly becoming introspective ?
Options:
0. They are having their thirtieth birthday and that 's scary to them
1. They are about to turn 26 , which is a new chapter in their life
2. None of the above choices .
3. They have suffered a bereavement and it 's changed their life
Answer: 1

Question: What might have pre - empted this ?
Options:
0. A relationship breakdown which was not mutually consensual
1. a milestone birthday and the first day of a new month
2. A change of location which has caused some emotional turmoil
3. None of the above choices .
Answer: 1