Overcoming Failure To Launch Anxiety

By Jerry Thompson


Ages 18 to 25 is the peak at which one will be experiencing a transition from being a teenager to being an adult. This stage is known as the young adult stage and it is where one will be trying to become independent and learn how to fend for him or herself. Unfortunately, it is also the time wherein one may have a high chance of getting a type of anxiety known as failure to launch anxiety.

Failure to launch syndrome, also known as FTL syndrome, is a common issue that many young adults have when they start transitioning into the stage wherein they have to be on their own and fend for themselves. Unfortunately, FTL syndrome is a possible product of parents not properly equipping their kids for the harshness of life. That is why most children of this generation end up entitled and dependent on their parents.

While the parents are given the obligation to equip their children, they cannot be fully blamed. Most baby boomers grew up in a time wherein they had to work really hard to get the bread, which is why they became so strong in the first place. However, they usually do not want their children to experience the same growing pains which is why they choose to provide everything instead.

However, this is something that eventually made the next generation grow a bit softer. They grew up with this craving of instant gratification which is further coupled with social media and the internet where you get everything instantly. So when the young adults go out into the world and discover that they need to work for things with utmost diligence and patience, they cannot take it.

If a young adult runs into a certain problem, he or she will expect to handle it instantly. However, there are some problems that need a lot of time and effort before they can be solved. So when one runs into these kinds of problems, they tend to just avoid the problem because they cannot seem to find an instant solution to it.

Knowing the determinants of FTL, the main question here is how exactly this can be overcome. The first step to overcoming this issue is to first recognize it as an actual mental health problem instead of a phase. That said, maybe one would need a therapist if he or she is experiencing it.

Of course, the family and friends also act. Parents, in particular, must breed an environment of openness between them and their kids so that they will determine the things that are bothering their children. Another thing parents can do is avoid criticizing all the time if the child fails. Failure should actually be encourages as long as one learns from it.

While it is admirable for parents to want to shield their children from the world, it could be a double edged sword. One incident like this may actually slow down the development of a child. If a child is brought up without the concept of hardship and perseverance, he or she will not be equipped for the outside world. With that, chance of getting FTL syndrome are high.




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