Bright young things? Inside generation Y
WHAT DO Youtube sensation Zoella, actresses Emma Stone and Amanda Seyfried, and Lena Dunham, creator of the hit HBO series Girls, have in common? All women have spoken honestly about their struggle with over-whelming anxiety.
So why has anxiety become the new ‘normal’ for Generation Y? Many experts believe that two of the main causes are the over- reliance on technology and the pressure of living in a world that offers too much choice. Reports suggest that we use our phones up to 10 hours a day and Claire Eastham, a British journalist who writes a blog about her anxiety called ‘We Are All Mad Here’ says , “the digital revolution has changed the world forever... But is such easy access to so much information a good thing? The pressure to be interesting has never been more paramount. For a person who is prone to over-thinking, it’s a playground of stress.”
