The Burnout Era: Why Young Adults Are Tired of “Thriving”

You’re in your twenties, maybe early thirties, and you’ve been told you’re living your “prime” years. You’ve got the social media captions, the latte with oat milk, the side hustle trending—and yet your brain is doing somersaults while you attempt to just be an adult. Let’s talk about one of the big unspoken dramas of young adulthood: the constant overload of modern life, and how it’s messing with our mental health.