Why Does a Gen X Kid Need Therapy?

Its therapy, for goodness sake! It's supposed to be serious and clinical. So how come we are talking about culture and Generation X? Great question. Seeking therapy and choosing a therapist might feel like the actual work if you talk to some people who are looking for a therapist currently. My hunch is because the famed children known as Generation X who were raised in the 1970s and 1980s were a group largely on their own at an early age. These children born between 1965 and 1980 are the generation said to be 30 at 10 and 30 at 50, and if you think their physical needs were ignored, that's nothing compared to their emotional needs. This generation is often hesitant to seek therapy because they have been sorting their own "proverbial shit" since childhood and given the message that their mental and emotional needs did not matter. Latchkey Kids were given independence at a very significantly young age. They went home after school and opened an empty home with the key they wore around their necks (thus "Latchkey") and parented themselves until their parents arrived home. By today's standards, it would probably be classified as neglect but for many in Gen X, it was everyday life to fend for themselves.

Now that I have unlocked core memories, I want to tell you that struggling is no longer what you have to do. Nothing prepared you for middle age and it can feel as if you are totally alone. As Gen X, you also might feel guilt over seeking therapy and as if it isn't for you. Haven't you always sorted your own problems or chatted with a friend or two? Why is this phase hitting so differently now?

Pssstttttt....you have never been here before. Its a brand new phase of life and its disorienting as you-know-what. Even as I type this blog, I realize that younger readers will laugh at my double spacing after a period, not to mention me over here thinking that Pluto is still a planet.

Self-care and the idea of seeking help might be foreign concepts to you, but life at this phase demands our emotions and it is hard work! Let's get you some support, ok? I know, I know. You've been strong for a long time perhaps and you can figure it out on your own, but we all get by with a little help from time to time and realistically nothing could prepare you for the stage you are in. So click on Contact or the Little House picture that I KNOW your remember, and let's get started.