Young adulthood can be an exciting yet fearful time. Sometimes, the pressure of being a young adult can become paralyzing. The number of decisions forced upon young adults can be intimidating. This doesn’t consider the natural stress of life that may arise such as college athletics and pressure related to this, the loss of a loved one, relationship challenges, or finding your identity as a young individual. This blog post will explore how therapy for young college men near Milwaukee, WI can help.
Uncertainties with Becoming an Adult
Even though numerically you’ve become an adult, the decisions society tells you to make in a relatively short period of time can be overwhelming. The hard part of this time of life is that when we are this young we often don’t know what we want to do or what to go to college for, yet we are told to do so. We can then feel trapped and forced into decisions we may not want to make.
People Tell You Who You Should Be
Around this age, people give so many suggestions and directions based off their own experiences. This is okay. However, we need to be able to separate people’s opinions from our desires and needs. If we end up doing what others want, we’ll end up losing our identity and resentment may build.
Finding Yourself Amidst the Noise
So, with all this noise, how do you go about finding yourself? Here are some actionable steps to figure out what you value and where you want to go in life.
- Right down a list of your values.
- Reach out to guidance or school counselors for input on these topics.
- Talk to those around you about slowing plans down or taking a gap year.
- Speak with trusted family or friends who can provide their objective wisdom to support you.
- Always remember, if you start down a path that you thought would be a passion, you can always stop and restart.
Finding yourself is often an internal process. Solitude may be beneficial in this process as well. It isn’t done overnight, and you can’t rush the process.
Individual Therapy Near Milwaukee, WI
If you are struggling to find your direction in life, individual therapy near Milwaukee, WI may help. Sitting down with an individual therapist can help to increase your awareness, make important life decisions, process self-doubt, and find what you stand for. I am currently accepting new clients.
If you are interested in starting therapy near you, please call me at 720.295.6703 or submit an online form by following this link. At this time, I have found in-person therapy sessions on the weekends for those who live near Pleasant Prairie, Union Grove, and Greenfield, Wisconsin. I also provide telehealth therapy for those who live throughout the state of Wisconsin and Colorado during the weekday evenings. It’s important to note that I am only a private pay therapist and do not accept any forms of insurance. I look forward to hearing from you in the future.
