https://www.businessinsider.com/young-people-are-developing-money-dysmorphia-2024-7
She suggested the most productive route for people feeling anxious about money is to take in different financial perspectives and make a budget — one that's realistic and shame-free.
And there it is. Oh sure you'll never be able to afford to buy even a 1BR apartment when your parents who made less than you (adjusted for inflation) had a house and 3 kids at your age, but that's just outdated thinking.