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Problems of Young Adults

There are several problems that young adults face. In the following article we shall shed more light on some of the problems of young adults and understand how to solve them...

Being a young adult has got to be one of the most difficult times in a person's life. You're at a stage where you don't feel like a child anymore and neither do you feel ready to take up all the responsibilities that adulthood brings with it. At this base juncture of turning into an adult and being able to take care of yourself, there are several and varied issues that can plague a young adult. These issues and problems span over a diverse field and affect all aspects of their life. It is these problems of young adults that we will be talking about in the following article. If you need to know what some of these problems of young adults are, continue reading.

The term problems of young adults is very broad and can span over several areas. In order to streamline it a little, the problems young adults face have been divided into emotional and physical problems. In the article that follows, we shall get into a little more detail regarding these two areas.
Problems Young Adults Face - Emotional

There are several emotional problems that young adults face. This has mostly got to do with their age and with change in their hormones. Let us look at some of these in more detail.

Need to Express
In this age there is a need for expression of thoughts and feelings. But since they have not been living in society and know nothing about societal pressures and constraints, they do not understand that this need to express themselves cannot be used in whichever way they want, but has to be used with discretion. They therefore often experience the 'foot in mouth' syndrome and find it difficult to deal with pressures of mincing their words.

Need to be an Independent Adult
This is where the problems of discipline arise. There is a need to be an independent adult, yes, but they haven't learned the ropes of it yet and therefore when parents try to discipline them, they want to rebel and oppose and put forth their rights as adults. It is due to this reason that they often go through the 'no one understands me' phase, which can lead to varied problems like depression and the like.

Need for Acceptance
At this stage the need to be with others of your own age is primal. Being a part of a group and developing healthy relationships and getting acceptance from them is of prime importance. And as it usually happens, there are bound to be misunderstandings and clashes in a group. When that happens, they often get into a self-pitying mode of how no one understands them.

Need to Succeed
There is an innate need to stand on their own feet and prove themselves and their capabilities to the world. If there is any hurdle in that path, it leads to varied psychological problems like stress, depression and anger.

Problems Young Adults Face - Physical

There are several physical problems of young adults as well. Here are some of the common ones.

Acne
The change in hormonal levels, stress, unhealthy lifestyles (food, drink), lack of exercising and keeping late hours, among others can all lead to acne in a young adult.

Obesity
Obesity has become a more common problem in the recent years because of the sedentary lifestyles that have been adopted. Lack of exercising and eating of unhealthy foods causes this problem to arise. Along with it being a physical problem, there are several other problems caused by obesity as well. It is also a psychological problem and leads to other body problems like heart and high blood pressure problems.

Others
The amount of organs and bodily functions that there are in the body, that and more is the scope for bodily problems to arise. But the more common problems of young adults that can arise are memory problems in young adults. This is because stress and depression are the main culprits as far as memory loss in young adults as a problem is concerned. Along with that there are thyroid problems in young adults as well that make a common appearance as do eating disorders

These were some of the problems of young adults that we have briefly touched upon in this article. And now that you know what they can be, it'll help you be prepared, or if you're already facing them, it'll help you to seek help and treatment for the same.

By RujutaBorkar
Published: 10/28/2010

Source :

http://www.buzzle.com/articles/problems-of-young-adults.html

Summary

Being a young adult is the transition period from childhood to adulthood. In the transition period, every young adult has many problems. Young adult is difficult period. Most of them do not want to be called a child again but they are not ready for the responsibility. Their problems usually are about emotional or physical. In the below will be explained about young adult’s problem.

1.      Emotional problem

Emotional problems are usually influenced by hormonal changes in body.

·         Need to express

Actually they need to express their mind and feeling but they don’t know how to express their mind and feeling wisely. They just do something which they like. Because of that, they often experience foot in mouth syndrome and difficult to face the pressure.

·         Need to be an independent adult

This is discipline stage. They are not ready to be a discipline person, when their parents try to train them discipline, they will be rebellion and resistant. They do it because they felt no one understands them until they are depressed.

·         Need to acceptance

This stage is part of a group and developing healthy relationships with other persons. Getting the acceptance from other persons is very important in this stage. Usually, in this stage misunderstanding because often happens fell no one understands them.

·         Need to success

They have the desire to show their capabilities to the world. But, if there is any problem in the path, it leads to various psychological problems.

2.      Physical

·         Acne

There are many things which influence acne on their face, for example changes of hormones, stress, unhealthy life style, etc.

·         Obesity

Obesity can be complicated. Obesity can decrease their confidence. Besides, obesity can make them have some problem with their health. Obesity is usually influenced by unhealthy lifestyle, less sport, etc.

Other things which influence young adult like memories and thyroid problem.

Reflection

I think the article is very interesting because now I will be young adult. I agree with the article that young adult is a difficult period. The period can make us feel confused and we will think what we must do. We will find many problems which make us feel depressed when we cannot solve the problem. Besides that, we are difficult to control our emotion. Sometimes, we can handle our emotion. But, sometimes we cannot handle our emotion because our emotion tends to be unstable. I also cannot control my emotion. When I feel tired, I am very sensitive. I can be angry easily if someone deliberately provokes my emotion. When I have a problem and I do not find the solution, I will be drop. I am a sensitif girl, so I often express my emotion by crying. Although, I know that when I cry, my problem is not fixed.

We also feel uncomfortable with our performance. For example, we have acne in our face. Our confidence will be decreasing. We certainly want to be perfect. We do not want have any mistakes. We do everything so that we feel comfortable with our performance. Moreover, when we fall in love with the opposite sex. I ever experienced it. I felt uncomfortable. I was so ashamed when I met other persons. I tried to solve my problem. I bought a medicine for my acne.

Usually, young adult is the period of intimacy vs. isolation. In this period, young adult tries to have a relationship and cooperation with other person. They try to be themselves and not to imitate other persons. I also try to build a relationship with other persons and I am happy because I have many friends. I can share my problem, my feeling or others to them.