Overcoming Failure To Launch Anxiety

By Jerry Thompson


When a person reaches the age of 18 to around 25, he or she is already transitioning into a full adult wherein he or she will learn how to sustain him or herself. However, it is usually in this stage wherein one would actually experience a quarter life crisis. This is because he or she is most likely experiencing a failure to launch anxiety or FTL syndrome.

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.

Because their attitudes are geared toward instant gratification, they avoid problems if ever they cannot solve them easily. Of course, ignoring problems also has its own set of consequences.If one ignores his or her problems instead of facing them head on, then these problems may make him or her more anxious, that of which could lead to depression.

So if one would want to address the FTL syndrome issue, then the first thing to do is to know that it is an actual problem. It is not something that can go away after a few days or weeks. In fact, it is a problem that possibly needs the aid of an actual therapist or counselor.

While counselling can be helpful, parents and friends also play a really big role in helping one overcome this type of issue. Open dialogues should be encouraged between parent and child so that the child will not keep everything inside. And also, parents should learn to never put their kids down for failing. If anything, parents should encourage their kids to fail but learn from failure.

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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