Every generation found a way to deal with the stressors of their time. But today’s youngest generations are growing up with their mistakes and vices on display. News articles focus on the over-medication and the rise of suicide rates in young adults, but what they should focus on is the why. Everyone suffers and deals with pain differently, but it seems as though the current movements from younger generations are focused on disparity. They recognize the difference between what they see in the world and what they want to see. This divide is only growing and it’s bringing pain and anguish to people. It’s difficult to live in a world that you don’t agree with, so how can we fix the imbalance?
The divide in the world between our expectations and reality can bring about frustration, anger, and stress. So we all find ways to cope. Society then becomes so focused on fixing the coping mechanisms that we neglect the problem all together. If we could all live our best lives in an ideal world then we wouldn’t need any vices to help us survive. But we know that will never be the case. So instead of being dragged down by our societal stress, we need to address the problem head on.