Confiding in Gen Z

Over the last few years, we’ve talked a lot about Gen Z in a vibrant and hopeful light – a creative, free, and open generation that is constantly setting new trends and creating new ideas. initial changes in social life. But, not just a “surpassed generation” as many people think, Gen Z also has its own concerns and worries, as anyone who passes through the door of youth must also face.

Confiding in Gen Z

Maturity problems and the ability to be independent always make me feel heavy every time I think about it. In particular, the most difficult to explain is probably career and work-related issues. Especially, for Gen Z – a generation that is too familiar with the conveniences of modern life – we always have to try to “surmount happiness” rather than “surmount difficulties” like previous generations. Interestingly, “surpassing happiness” is a hundred times more difficult. When I think about the future, I always worry about whether I can earn a lot of money to cover my life, take care of myself, my family, and even the social activities that interest me. People often think that “Gen Z is a playboy generation”. The fact is that we always face many challenges in modern life, technological development,

I often feel sad about myself, sad because sometimes people around me don’t understand and care about me. Perhaps the most difficult to express is the feeling of loneliness. Sometimes I need to confide in an issue, what I get in return is just irrelevant answers and a disinterested attitude that really listens to me. Whenever I think about the future, I often worry about whether I will earn a lot of money in the future to help support my family, if I don’t try now, what will happen in the future, or how I will try… For me, the future is something very vague.

Lately, I’m often sad because I don’t know what to do with the future. I have many plans and dreams, but I’m not sure which path I want to choose. Many of them force me to give up my important things in order to pursue them, so it makes me sad and frustrated a lot. Different generations have different problems. However, I realize that many people tend to attribute and underestimate the problems that Gen Z is facing. They think that our generation is taking matters seriously, lacks experience, and lacks ideals. They also often argue that our forefathers’ generation had to go through many difficulties and hardships, so the fact that we live in today’s developed era but still suffer from mental illnesses shows that we are too weak and weak. sensitive. I believe this is a form of “generational supremacy” – selfish thinking,

At different ages, children will have different worries. But at this stage of graduation, I only care about how not to become a burden on the family. Maybe because in our time, most of us are cared for more by our parents and have been happily dressed since childhood, so people often think that we live only to enjoy ourselves without worrying about the future. Actually, we think, think a lot, it’s just that the way we worry and care is different from the previous generation.

Currently, at the age of 22, I worry that the future won’t go as planned because I set a lot of goals. I am also striving, but the important thing is that I have to motivate myself to achieve the goals that I set out. I often find many objective reasons to justify not being able to do something, but deep down, I understand the problem is my own. And this causes feelings of anxiety, affecting my mental health. I often hear people say ” Gen Z is so happy”, and “Kids nowadays don’t understand how hungry it was in the past”. We are born in more complete and peaceful conditions, of course, we will be happier than the previous generation, but then there will be other problems for our own generation, such as mental health, crises. population, employment, environment…

I think what people misunderstand the most about my generation is “this is a weak generation”. Each generation has its own pains and worries, I think we shouldn’t use the measure of one generation to compare it with another because it’s lame and shallow. If I could use a more accurate word to describe my generation, it would be “vulnerable”. Gen Z is not a weak, cowardly generation but a sensitive and vulnerable generation, a generation that is willing to tear down the walls around them to show that fragile appearance, to be honest. and accept everything.

My parents are university lecturers and I often hear them talk about my generation with prejudices such as young people are too full of material things, their egos are too high, and they can’t work in the environment. The school is under a lot of pressure because you guys get discouraged very quickly… Gen Z isn’t framed very well in everyone’s eyes but I think, every generation has good and bad things. I agree that Gen Z is a generation that is fully equipped to access vibrant, multicultural lifestyles, which gives us a more open view of the world, so most Gen Z go to college, not work as early as previous generations. Many people believe that Gen Z is not financially independent and relies on their parents too much to know the value of money. I do not agree with this idea, the “self-control” of a person is not considered on the financial and work scale,

I often feel sad because of the hurt from the past and some worries at work. Because at the age of 22, just graduated and fully entered the working environment, it will be difficult for me to avoid feeling “overwhelmed” and tired, sometimes “burned out”. Besides having to deal with disagreements with my parents due to the generation gap, what I am most worried about in the future is still the direction of self-development. I think that’s the inevitable common psychology of my generation when it comes to the struggle between finding a personal identity and affirming talent while society has quite a lot of changes. For example, my peers had to deal with COVID-19 during college, resulting in some career experiences that were not as good as previous courses because of the impact of the pandemic. social way. Or just graduated and faced an economic crisis. So people have to constantly “run” to not be left behind, and that can lead to some psychological problems.

I often feel sad about issues such as family, study, friends, emotions, and unintentionally imposed burdens by my parents. Among them, the most difficult to say is the pressure from parents. I also worry a lot about the future, afraid that the future will deviate from what I have planned. When it comes to my generation, people often impose the view that Gen Z is a toxic generation, young people with sensitive souls, ready to fight or hurt others to protect their own views. but that’s only a small part, at least the friends I meet are very calm and polite.