Friendships in your 20s often feel like a rollercoaster ride, experiencing highs and lows as we evolve. Discover the emotional journey behind these shifts, and learn about the four types of friendship breakups. The discussion emphasizes the primal fear of loneliness and how it relates to changing social dynamics. Personal anecdotes illustrate the importance of embracing changes for growth, while addressing misconceptions that lead to unfulfilling connections. It's a fresh perspective on navigating the ever-shifting landscape of relationships.
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Friendship Changes Are Normal
Friendships change naturally in your 20s due to life's transitions and changing environments.
These changes cause anxiety but reflect normal growth and identity formation.
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The Friendship Roller Coaster
The friendship roller coaster brings emotional highs and lows, often driven by mental state, not reality.
Fear of loneliness triggers panic about changing friendships even when their status is unchanged.
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Four Pillars of Friendship
Four key factors sustain friendships: proximity, similarity, familiarity, and reciprocity.
Losing one factor often leads to natural fading of the friendship.
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This book serves as a roadmap for understanding and navigating the chaotic personal and professional moments of one's twenties. Jemma Sbeg, host of the podcast 'The Psychology of Your 20s', provides advice, personal stories, and research-based insights to help readers deal with issues such as imposter syndrome, self-sabotage, anxiety, and relationship challenges. The book includes questions and self-guided moments for reflection in each chapter, aiming to enhance the reader's self-growth journey and make the most of this formative decade.
In our 20s there are four things we worry about more than anything else: love, money, the future, and our friendships. As we grow and change, the relationships around us will also naturally change and we may begin to notice how we are seeing our friends less and less, watching certain friendships fizzle out or completely outgrowing each other. It's not the same as it once was. This can cause a lot of panic. But underneath the fear of our changing friendships is a more primal fear of being alone.
In today's episode we break down the psychology behind our evolving friendships, the four types of friendship breakup, and how to adapt to these new kinds of relationship in our 20s, alongside the biggest friendship misconceptions that keep us in unfulfilling situations. All of that and more. Listen now!
The Psychology of your 20s is not a substitute for professional mental health help. If you are struggling, distressed or require personalised advice, please reach out to your doctor or a licensed psychologist.
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