Young Adults Are in Crisis — The Atlantic

We are currently in a global mental health crisis that is ruthlessly affecting teens and young adults at a rate unlike anything the world has ever seen. In the dozens and dozens of talks and presentations I’ve given at colleges and universities, this fact seems to be abundantly well-known by those under fifty and almost completely, cluelessly unkno

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Yet, instead of just avoiding the 24-hour traumatic news cycle, some people are affixing this nihilism to their world view entirely; there is a sense of not caring about our futures, careers, or anything in general. This mindset is becoming increasingly prevalent among younger generations.

In a survey of over +1,300 young adults (18-34) in the U.S. nearly all (96%) report experiencing anxiety in their lives today. And nearly half (46%) say they experience it “frequently” or “all the time.”