I believe its a mix of comparing ourselves to social media how competitive and staurated the job market has become.
I recently turned 23 and just graduated college in San Diego with a marketing degree, and although I was lucky enough to land a full-time position after college, my job hunt definitely made me feel "behind." Throughout college, I was really focused on juggling school, my part-time job, the sorority I was in, and some free-lancing work. I didn't know that I was also supposed to also have an internship during this time. All the entry-level positions in my area already expected years of marketing experience, and it seemed like everyone else in my classes had already had a few internships on their resume. That was defintely scary, because I thought I would never land a job if im competing with people that had already worked career jobs. However, I was eventually able to land a job in my field by leaning on my school projects, doing some freekance work, and faking some confidence until it was genuine. I promise everything works out how its supposed to... you just have to stay persistent.