With depression and anxiety being so normalized, people seemed to be sadder than ever. Many of my conversations with my friends seem to revolve around either an overwhelming amount of sadness or a feeling that sadness may be in the near future.
I don't know, it may be because I am in college and everyone seems to be very stressed. The hookup culture is booming and many people are confused about what they mean to people. They are upset about liking someone who just wants sex, and others are walking on eggshells because relationships do not exist like they used to.
There are an overwhelming amount of people who respond to the question of "how are you?" with "lol I kind of want to die but good haha." It is so sad how normal this sort of feeling is. It is not even to say that they are joking about this sort of thing. Many people feel as if they are just floating and have no purpose to their life because we are living in a constant state of work, stress, and relationships that we are never sure about.
We wake up on Sunday mornings from partying and having fun the night before, and many people seem to be upset. They hooked up or talked to someone the night before who they are interested in, and they are sad that things did not go the way they planned. The other person is not texting them now that they are sober, and it messes with people's heads.
No one is ever sure of themselves. I've seen people who seem to be pretty strong crumble at the thought of not meaning anyone to someone. They cry over the amount of work, and others cry along with them. What is going to stop this cycle. What happened to normal work loads, relationships actually lasting, and people judging their worth over what they think of themselves versus what other's think of them?
