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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Lifestyle
Imy Brighty-Potts

Do you feel ‘milestone anxiety’? How to ignore the pressure

Your friends are getting married, every week someone else seems to be buying a house, getting their dream promotion or sharing their excitement because, “We’re pregnant!”

It may seem like these traditional landmark events are being reached by everyone else, everywhere you look – so if you aren’t doing all those things, but feel like you should be, it’s no surprise that it might negatively affect your wellbeing.

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