Positive MDQ score? The test can't tell bipolar from BPD, ADHD, or trauma—and most positive screens aren't bipolar. Learn what your results actually mean.

Your daughter dreads group projects and avoids the dining hall. Your son can't stop worrying about everything—grades, money, his health, the future. Both are anxious. Both are struggling. But these are not the same problem, and treating them the same way is one reason so many young adults stay stuck.

The difference between social anxiety disorder and generalized anxiety disorder isn't academic hairsplitting. It determines which therapy techniques actually work, which medication strategies make sense, and—perhaps most importantly—which specific barriers are keeping your young adult from building the life they want.

Understanding this distinction is the first step toward getting them unstuck.

This guide provides a research-based understanding of failure to launch, its causes, warning signs, and—most critically—what actually works. Whether your child is 19 or 29, navigating anxiety, executive-function deficits, depression, substance use, or simply appearing “stuck,” this resource offers clarity on the mechanisms that drive these patterns and when professional evaluation becomes essential.

Have you ever felt misdiagnosed, or that your full story was never truly heard? You are not alone. A systemic crisis in healthcare means that for some conditions, over 90% of cases are missed in primary care. This leads to years of ineffective treatment and profound suffering. Our latest article dives into the research, explores the devastating consequences of a diagnostic error, and explains the path to true clarity.