THE BIG ADULTHOOD PANICS: 10 terrifying truths no one told us about growing up

LATE BLOOMERS

Rich & Rox Pink

Self-improvement, Education

5.0 • 599 Ratings

🗓️ 1 October 2025

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Summary

Growing up was supposed to be freedom, fun, and finally having it all figured out. Instead, adulthood turned out to be overdrafts, dodgy landlords, endless to-do lists, and the creeping horror of back pain that won’t go away.

In this episode of LATE BLOOMERS, Rich and Rox pull apart the 10 biggest adulthood panics — from money meltdowns and career crises, to family drama, social pressure, health scares, and that 3 a.m. voice asking “is this it?” With honesty, humour, and more than a few rants, they get real about why no one actually feels like they’ve got it together, and why maybe that’s okay.

Whether you’re drowning in laundry, dodging wedding invites, or just wondering when life is supposed to get fun, this episode will make you laugh, wince, and feel a little less alone in the chaos.

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0:00.0	Did you think adulthood was going to be freedom and loads of money to do whatever you want?
0:04.9	And then you realised it's just one big panic.
0:07.8	It's a trick.
0:08.7	It is a trick, isn't it?
0:10.3	Today we're talking about panic at the adulthood, why adulthood is actually awful.
0:15.3	But we all have to do it.
0:18.7	Welcome to late bloomers, where we are getting our lives together.
0:24.4	Eventually.
0:25.0	Don't be like that.
0:25.8	Sorry, no.
0:26.2	We can't have a miserable episode.
0:27.5	No, it's not miserable, but it is a bit rubbish.
0:30.1	We all thought that, like, to me, when I was young, I thought adulthood, I have my own place, my own rules, my own money. I mean, that's all true. Yeah, but it's just stress after stress after stress. Yeah. You entered adulthood at like 17. Yeah. So to be fair, you've got probably more of a store. Actually, I don't even know if I'm there now. I don't think you are. Not true, true.
0:55.4	I mean.
0:55.9	No, I'm being kind of dragged there slowly, kicking and screaming.
0:59.3	Yeah.
0:59.5	We're going to talk about the top 10 adulthood panics and our experience
1:05.7	and how we're trying to make it through in the hope that our listeners might relate,
1:10.4	might feel better in their panic.
1:12.0	Or trapped in childhood like Peter Pan.
1:14.9	I think Peter Pan had it right.
1:17.0	I say it's same.
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