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Jemma Sbeg

๐Ÿ‘ค Speaker
3030 total appearances

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Podcast Appearances

The Psychology of your 20s
277. Let's talk about birthday anxiety

There is no big finish line that we are all working towards. Not one single person on this planet has the exact same goals and the exact same vision of what their life looks like. It's all... And even people who get to the point or even people who you admire for getting to the point that you want to be, they are still looking at their life and feeling some sense of dissatisfaction.

The Psychology of your 20s
277. Let's talk about birthday anxiety

There is no big finish line that we are all working towards. Not one single person on this planet has the exact same goals and the exact same vision of what their life looks like. It's all... And even people who get to the point or even people who you admire for getting to the point that you want to be, they are still looking at their life and feeling some sense of dissatisfaction.

The Psychology of your 20s
277. Let's talk about birthday anxiety

I can absolutely tell you that. It may even be the case that they are looking at you and thinking, God, I really wish I had as much peace as this person has. I really wish I had as much time and space for growth. I really wish that I was still at the beginning so I could make different choices. There is something to be compared against or with for every single person.

The Psychology of your 20s
277. Let's talk about birthday anxiety

I can absolutely tell you that. It may even be the case that they are looking at you and thinking, God, I really wish I had as much peace as this person has. I really wish I had as much time and space for growth. I really wish that I was still at the beginning so I could make different choices. There is something to be compared against or with for every single person.

The Psychology of your 20s
277. Let's talk about birthday anxiety

I can absolutely tell you that. It may even be the case that they are looking at you and thinking, God, I really wish I had as much peace as this person has. I really wish I had as much time and space for growth. I really wish that I was still at the beginning so I could make different choices. There is something to be compared against or with for every single person.

The Psychology of your 20s
277. Let's talk about birthday anxiety

So as you're comparing yourself to someone else, they're comparing themselves to someone else who's probably comparing themselves to you. So I know that that can be a really, really hard part about birthdays is feeling behind and feeling lost in your 20s. I always remind myself when I'm at that point, because I think as humans, we all end up in that comparison spiral.

The Psychology of your 20s
277. Let's talk about birthday anxiety

So as you're comparing yourself to someone else, they're comparing themselves to someone else who's probably comparing themselves to you. So I know that that can be a really, really hard part about birthdays is feeling behind and feeling lost in your 20s. I always remind myself when I'm at that point, because I think as humans, we all end up in that comparison spiral.

The Psychology of your 20s
277. Let's talk about birthday anxiety

So as you're comparing yourself to someone else, they're comparing themselves to someone else who's probably comparing themselves to you. So I know that that can be a really, really hard part about birthdays is feeling behind and feeling lost in your 20s. I always remind myself when I'm at that point, because I think as humans, we all end up in that comparison spiral.

The Psychology of your 20s
277. Let's talk about birthday anxiety

I always remind myself to think about what I've achieved in terms of personal growth and reflection in the last year. So as I'm turning 25, I feel like this 24th year of my life, I became so much better at feeling less pressure around social media and I became so much better in managing my overthinking.

The Psychology of your 20s
277. Let's talk about birthday anxiety

I always remind myself to think about what I've achieved in terms of personal growth and reflection in the last year. So as I'm turning 25, I feel like this 24th year of my life, I became so much better at feeling less pressure around social media and I became so much better in managing my overthinking.

The Psychology of your 20s
277. Let's talk about birthday anxiety

I always remind myself to think about what I've achieved in terms of personal growth and reflection in the last year. So as I'm turning 25, I feel like this 24th year of my life, I became so much better at feeling less pressure around social media and I became so much better in managing my overthinking.

The Psychology of your 20s
277. Let's talk about birthday anxiety

I became so much better in feeling satisfied with the friends that I have rather than feeling like I constantly needed more or that I was constantly on the precipice of loneliness. That means more to me and that impacts me positively more on the daily than any kind of achievement that I've had publicly. That sense of inner growth and homeostasis and progress is really, really important.

The Psychology of your 20s
277. Let's talk about birthday anxiety

I became so much better in feeling satisfied with the friends that I have rather than feeling like I constantly needed more or that I was constantly on the precipice of loneliness. That means more to me and that impacts me positively more on the daily than any kind of achievement that I've had publicly. That sense of inner growth and homeostasis and progress is really, really important.

The Psychology of your 20s
277. Let's talk about birthday anxiety

I became so much better in feeling satisfied with the friends that I have rather than feeling like I constantly needed more or that I was constantly on the precipice of loneliness. That means more to me and that impacts me positively more on the daily than any kind of achievement that I've had publicly. That sense of inner growth and homeostasis and progress is really, really important.

The Psychology of your 20s
277. Let's talk about birthday anxiety

Okay, we are going to take a short break. But when we return, I want to talk about two of the final reasons that we feel a lot of stress, anxiety, maybe sadness around our birthdays. And my perfect routine for combating that. Stay with us.

The Psychology of your 20s
277. Let's talk about birthday anxiety

Okay, we are going to take a short break. But when we return, I want to talk about two of the final reasons that we feel a lot of stress, anxiety, maybe sadness around our birthdays. And my perfect routine for combating that. Stay with us.

The Psychology of your 20s
277. Let's talk about birthday anxiety

Okay, we are going to take a short break. But when we return, I want to talk about two of the final reasons that we feel a lot of stress, anxiety, maybe sadness around our birthdays. And my perfect routine for combating that. Stay with us.

The Psychology of your 20s
277. Let's talk about birthday anxiety

Let's talk about the second reason that birthdays can be so hard and it's expectations. It's this pressure to have this perfect, perfect day, this perfect party, these perfect friends who are all going to wish us happy birthday. And often we are let down.

The Psychology of your 20s
277. Let's talk about birthday anxiety

Let's talk about the second reason that birthdays can be so hard and it's expectations. It's this pressure to have this perfect, perfect day, this perfect party, these perfect friends who are all going to wish us happy birthday. And often we are let down.

The Psychology of your 20s
277. Let's talk about birthday anxiety

Let's talk about the second reason that birthdays can be so hard and it's expectations. It's this pressure to have this perfect, perfect day, this perfect party, these perfect friends who are all going to wish us happy birthday. And often we are let down.