Please don't jump to conclusions before clicking away... This is a serious question.
Do you or someone you know have someone in their household between the ages of 19-25 that were doing well with holding down a job, paying bills, active life etc like interested in video games, bowling anything..... Then one day, within the last year or so, became more or less manic depressive? Unable to get out of their own head? Constantly talking about themselves and ghostly pains. Not able to work, gets paranoid of old past times like gaming etc and purely focused on their "pains" with no interest or capability to even think like a normal person anymore?
Is this happening allot out there but as most families would do, just deal with it? Obviously if your still reading I could admit this has affected by family, BUT ALSO in my Career. All early 20s kids are fucked up. I'm just wondering if there's an underlying reason for NOT being able to find employees that could be tied to a possible Nationwide issue regarding our next generation of adults.
Input needed, direction requested. Probably wrong sub but honestly I'm here more than anywhere else.
Anybody else have anyone in their circle that has a young adult suddenly have mental issues? Is this happening to everyone else and nobody is putting this together yet?
Honest HELP Needed. And in my case I'm talking about a non poked person. No jabby.
Thanks for taking the time....
Carry On!!!
Early 20s is the age where mental illness will often manifest. So that is one thing.
Speaking as someone who struggled in their early-mid 20s at being anything but a sloth, I can tell you that a large portion of the problem is that what is expected of you doesn’t line up with what you were meant to do. Combine that with this generation’s participation trophy life filled with bogus platitudes of how adulthood is, there is a massive disconnect. What you thought you’d experience vs what you actually experience causes cognitive dissonance. Which can manifest itself in depression.
I am not sure if I would be who I am today if I did it differently at that age. I never should have gone to college until I was 25. Wasn’t mature enough. I did it because I was expected to. All my friends did and my parents basically expected I would go. Saying nope not doing that didn’t go well for me. College was great socially; none of my education is applicable to my career.
Maybe this isn’t the answer, but after high school kids need to figure out for themselves what they are suited for and what they want to do. Simply “go to college, get a degree” is probably only fit for about 20% of the people who go that route. College might be a better fit later on once you figure out what you want to do.
As a parent, I will not cast judgment on what my kids say they want to do. I remember my own parents doing this and it lead me to paralysis. Couldn’t disappoint mom n dad, right? Until the decision only involved how I felt about it, I didn’t break out of this mess. And it was pretty bad…I was fairly worthless from 21-24. And from 17-20 I was a slight step up from worthless.