Generation Anxiety: A Millennial and Gen Z Guide to Staying Afloat in an Uncertain World

trauma-and-survival

• He was past the point of emotionality. He had reached that stage of numbness where his eyes glazed over and his expression was blank.

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• To walk into a bathroom and not know whether someone will be there waiting to hurt you—anxiety that is all too real for those living with marginalized identities.

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ambition-and-status

• Jordan's accomplishments made him feel somewhat protected from the sharks of racism and homophobia—his self-worth became rooted in his successes.

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• He was afraid he would get fired if he didn't work every weekend. When I asked if the way he was living was working for him, he replied tersely, 'No.'

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self-and-identity

• I've seen too many people inundated by anxiety and reaching a state of hopelessness—that's why I've wanted to write this book.

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• So much of our worrying is bound up with what we see in the mirror—our appearance is not really something we can control.

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