A third of Americans now show signs of clinical anxiety or depression

Re:A third of Americans now show signs of clinical anxiety o... by viklove on Wednesday May 27, 2020 @03:36PM (#23328761)

My SO was supposed to start med school this fall, and now that's all up in the air. Try to empathize -- yes, the lockdown has only been in effect for a few months, but this pandemic is going to continue for at least a year or two. I'm planning on taking the GMAT in prep for business school next year, and even that is questionable at this point.

When you're in your mid 20s, delaying 6 months to 1 year of your career trajectory can have massive effects. If you already have your life established, you probably don't have the same concerns.

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Re:A third of Americans now show signs of clinical anxiety o... by to11mtm on Thursday May 28, 2020 @05:07PM (#23342634)

Yeah this is going to impact things for a while most likely.

When I finished college, the 2008 recession had not happened yet, however there were definitely warning signs in the job market even after I graduated. Many of my friends from college were laid off before or during the downturn, I was stuck in a very dead end job just trying to make ends meet. I wound up not getting a job fully utilizing my degree until I had almost reached 30.

Lots of folks in this area were in similar boats; they aren't starting families until their mid or even later 30s because they had stumbling blocks due to the 2008 crisis.

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