Overthinking Is The New Failure to Launch |
I often have parents contact me about their children, saying something like, "Why can't they move forward?" "I know they're smart", "We have been trying to give them opportunities". What these parents don't realize is that today's failure to launch is not always behavioral in nature. It can be due to cognitive constipation (bear with me on the Gastrointestinal metaphor; I am trying to make a point).
Yes, that's right. It is those nasty doses of overthinking—the behind-the-scenes fuel—that crank up the hidden anxiety burning in your adult child's brain. So, when you hear something like, "I'm not going to take some stupid, soul-sucking job", just know that overthinking is likely lurking under the surface.
Failure to launch was once blamed on entitlement or a lack of motivation. Today, the real culprit is overthinking. It is fueled by seemingly endless options and constant comparisons (thank you, social media!).
Overthinking appears in various ways. It can look like endless........