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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsMillions of Gen Zers move back into their parents' homes Mental health issues in young adults soar.
https://www.sfgate.com/living-in-sf/article/Gen-Zers-COVID-moving-home-depression-15399559.phpAdulthood interrupted: Millions of Gen Zers move back into their parents' homes
Mental health issues in young adults soar. Generation Z is hurting.
By Andrew Chamings Updated 8:48 am PDT, Monday, July 13, 2020
In April 2020, 32 million adults lived with their parents, the highest number on record, and more than 80% of those who recently moved back in with their parents are Gen Zers.
Gen Z is hurting, and the data back that up.
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A recent survey from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and other federal agencies shows an estimated 47.4% of adults ages 18-29 are experiencing anxiety or depression symptoms amid COVID-19.
"A young adult who moves home could experience feelings of shame or failure," Dragonette said.
Gabe Moran, a 22-year-old recent graduate of Emory University, now working remotely for a financial services company from his childhood bedroom in the Bay Area, also spoke to SFGATE about the sudden change in trajectory.
In my mind, there are two sacrosanct moments that mark the initiation into adulthood. The first of these is, of course, ending your formal education, walking across the stage at graduation to receive my degree. The second is staking your independence by moving into your first apartment/townhouse and starting your first full time job," Moran said.
"Even though I was fortunate to get a great position with a great company in this depressed job market, I cannot help but feel like I still somehow failed when every day, I log into work from my childhood bedroom. In the era of coronavirus, my sense of adulthood feels like a dream deferred, he added.
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Millions of Gen Zers move back into their parents' homes Mental health issues in young adults soar. (Original Post)
Demovictory9
Jul 2020
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no_hypocrisy
(46,231 posts)1. It also depends on the parents.
When I moved back in my twenties, my mother got territorial. She would tell me outright it was her house, not mine. Her name was on the deed, not mine. My access to the house where I grew up was suddenly restricted.
Renew Deal
(81,882 posts)2. I know a lot of people that moved back, particularly from big cities.
They thought it was safer to get out and went home, wherever that was.
moondust
(20,016 posts)3. Exactly.
Really bad time to reach that point in life where it's time to leave the comfort and security of "home" and get out there and start a life of your own. This old Boomer feels for the Zoomers.
"This old Boomer feels for the Zoomers."
malaise
(269,212 posts)5. I'm playing word games on line with one of my nephews
He is beyond bored