Research proves that the majority of us between 16 and 30 have felt some pressure, some external force to be doing more. Yet we often endure our shame and our anxiety in silence. It's a very solitary experience, but its prevalence also shows that most of us are actually not on a conventional path. In some area or another, we are inherently very much worried that we are not meeting the norm. If you recognise yourself in these, it might be the case that milestone anxiety is something that you're struggling with.
In our 20s, we face an increasing sense of pressure to reach certain important, life milestones, such as getting into our first relationship, graduating university, finding our career path, getting engaged and so many more. When we don't meet the expectations or the timeline that society gives us, we can feel like failures and begin to self sabotage or ruminate on our faults and flaws. This week we're going to explore the psychology behind milestone anxiety - the experience of stress and unease when we haven't achieved certain milestones by a certain age - why it occurs, the influence of social comparison and conditioning, how we can combat this feeling, practice self compassion and be excited by our own journey through life, and our 20s. Listen now.
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