If our culture is to find solutions for the blips in the transition to adulthood, it will be of the utmost importance to begin a more honest dialogue about what so commonly goes wrong. Opening up discussions about mental health problems and addiction is one part, but we also need to welcome general discussions of vulnerability and personal imperfections among people of all stages

1. Focus Your Energy on Making Yourself Healthier First

Life on social media isn’t real. It’s a game. People don’t always say things because they believe them; many trolls online are just entertaining themselves by yanking your chain.

I know it’s frustrating to see that your parents don’t treat you as an adult, but do you act like one? Or do you still act like a teenager who needs to be supervised?