Story at a glance Data management firm Harmony Healthcare IT recently released a report on the state of Gen Zers mental health. As part of the report, the firm conducted a survey on Gen Zers…
Kind of a weird statement from the article. Isn’t anxiety always about the future, be it climate change or something as basic as what someone might say about your shirt when going to the store? It’s hard to worry about something from the past, since the outcome is already known… that’s what regret and depression is for.
Is the anxiety about the act of getting up and leaving the house, or what’s going to happen when you get up and leave the house?
I have anxiety about getting a package left on my porch, but it’s still a future thing, as the package is on the porch and I haven’t opened the door to get it yet. It’s the “what if” that’s generating my anxiety, and that’s a future thing, even if that future might be 30 seconds from now.
Kind of a weird statement from the article. Isn’t anxiety always about the future, be it climate change or something as basic as what someone might say about your shirt when going to the store? It’s hard to worry about something from the past, since the outcome is already known… that’s what regret and depression is for.
I have serious anxiety about getting up, leaving the house, and other ‘now’ things.
Is the anxiety about the act of getting up and leaving the house, or what’s going to happen when you get up and leave the house?
I have anxiety about getting a package left on my porch, but it’s still a future thing, as the package is on the porch and I haven’t opened the door to get it yet. It’s the “what if” that’s generating my anxiety, and that’s a future thing, even if that future might be 30 seconds from now.
Depression is just time travelling anxiety