When Heathers hit cinemas in 1990, most millennials were still in nappies—but Winona Ryder’s “teen angst” line became a generational anthem. For decades, adolescence and existential dread have gone hand in hand.
We sulk our way through beta and early adulthood clutching copies of The Catcher in the Rye and The Bell Jar, watching Donnie Darko and being told our feelings are normal. The silent promise is that our twenties will be full of excitement, self-discovery and taking charge of…

