Gen X Mental Health: The Generation That Bottled It Up Is Starting to Speak Out
For all the talk about The Anxious Generation, youād think Gen X disappeared off the map. The media focuses on Gen Zās digital overload and Millennialsā burnoutāimportant conversations, no doubt. But letās not forget the in-between generation that raised itself, stayed quiet, and is now navigating midlife with a smile and clenched jaw. Yep, Gen X. The reality? Gen X mental health is a quiet crisis. And itās time we stopped pretending otherwise. The Forgotten Middle Child of Generations Gen X (born roughly 1965 to 1980) was raised during a time of economic uncertainty, high divorce rates, and latchkey afternoons. We were the first generation of kids who came…