Why is MENTAL ILLNESS so common now?

[MEDITATE]

cause the social media started relating boredom and disinterest to depression and idiots buy everything donkeys on instagram and ******** say

[Shysty021]

Technology

Our brain has not evolved quick enough to deal with all of the information that bombards us on a daily basis. You see people in 3rd world country that are happy af even though they deal with so many hardships

Its the same reason why everybody feels better and happier when you just go for a walk in the woods. You disconnect from technology and reconnect with our natural habitat

[mgftp]

Drug use changing neurotransmitters which is showing be genetic and the over coddling of weak behavior and emotions.

[Realityy]

Diet imo. Compounded by other factors.

I'm on the side of 'Depression' and other mental disorders being physical inflammatory issues as opposed to being all in the head. In most cases.

The microbiome might unlock this key.

This is the root tbh. Which is not helped by the all misinformation out there on nutrition and what constitutes a “healthy” diet.

And then when they seek help for the problems the inflammatory diet is causing it’s all medication thanks to the big pharma industry which leads to more problems

Another big issue is technology/internet IMO. Everyone’s addicted to their screen messing with their dopamine receptors

[lightsarefallin]

lmao @ the opinions ITT

misc gon' misc

[Porridgemonster]

Yep I never heard about it or saw it before 2012 srs

Not sure what happened

Strong 4th reply /10

Inb4 LinuxJon

[LordBroly]

There are many reasons:

-Actual mental illness (not just trendy "anxiety") is being diagnosed at a higher rate since a) medicine/psychology has improved, and b) the stigma related to seeking professional help/obtaining a diagnosis has lessened

-Kids have fewer siblings, they have less unsupervised playtime, and are less engaged in extracurriculars. All of those used to provide kids with the skills to to build social relationships and develop healthily

-Adults are more isolated now than ever before. Things like remote work, where people spend all day cooped up in an apartment and have very limited interaction with greater society are not helping.

-Sedentary lifestyles. Enough said.

-Wage stagnation, inflation and other economic factors that make it difficult for young people to enjoy a decent quality of life. Many people who work 40+ hours a week are still essentially poor.

[wooosh3]

Easy times make weak men…

experiencing a pandemic ain't exactly easy times..

[iloveus]

It is the men that are crazy, men are by far crazier than women

[DesiredUserphag]

Pussy ass parents afraid to spank their kids
Liberal garbage of wokeness has been in the works since Clinton, society just still had a little test left to prevent for a while longer.
Garbage diets, no activity
Social media

This. Everything got shttier SRS

[Kraken]

experiencing a pandemic ain't exactly easy times..

The US, and the world, has been through pandemics before. This is not anything new. Democrats/progressives exploited Covid to cause panic and fear. Panic and fear weaken people and causes them to make unreasonable decisions. This is why politicians in general, especially Democrats, use crises as a way to push policies. A strong society would not be so easily controlled, nor feared or panicked. The response to the propaganda was beyond anything we would’ve imagined. Our society is far weaker than many of us realized. People of strong character deal much better with chaos, and we did not.

[chaunce54]

Because our lives have become so easy, we have too much free time on our hands.

[MegaSloot]

we didn’t have all these problems back then

lol. jim crow 'wasn't a problem' the **** otta here.

[x-trainer ben]

When it didn't really seem to be in like the 90s and before

Seems nowadays almost every woman I know is on all these different anti depressants and mood lifters and is still a bit touched.

I mean women have equality and freedom and empowerment now so why is their mental health worse than when the men were in charge of them?

Men don't seem as crazy but they deem in general more aimless than in previous generations.

In what country is there a place for men like me.

My uncle told me several years ago that 66% or 2 thirds of the worlds antidepressants are sold here in the USA to our citizens. So he said either big pharma is targeting us, or our culture is a mess and requires this medicinal help.

[Kraken]

My uncle told me several years ago that 66% or 2 thirds of the worlds antidepressants are sold here in the USA to our citizens. So he said either big pharma is targeting us, or our culture is a mess and requires this medicinal help.

Believe it or not, but depression is actually a sign of success. I know that sounds odd, but hear me out for a moment. People who are poor or not depressed. They are just sad because their life consists of more suffering and misery. People who are successful, have nothing to be sad about realistically speaking, are the only ones who are technically depressed. Go to Africa in the poorest sections/tribes, and look at the depression rates there. It’s very low. These individuals and groups learn to deal with the suffering of life, stay busy, work hard, and spend a lot of time with the tribe

[JUGGERNAUT1333]

The rise of social media.

[x-trainer ben]

The US, and the world, has been through pandemics before. This is not anything new. Democrats/progressives exploited Covid to cause panic and fear. Panic and fear weaken people and causes them to make unreasonable decisions. This is why politicians in general, especially Democrats, use crises as a way to push policies. A strong society would not be so easily controlled, nor feared or panicked. The response to the propaganda was beyond anything we would’ve imagined. Our society is far weaker than many of us realized. People of strong character deal much better with chaos, and we did not.

I may be mistaken but who was in charge the year the pandemic began in January of 2020? So panic and fear only happen when the wrong politician wins his or her local election, cool story bro.

You may benefit from reading this book because it will actually tell you who benefits from disasters.

https://www.amazon.com/Shock-Doctrin.../dp/0312427999

[truthhurts]

social media + materialistic society (in general)

some combination of that for the most part. Maybe with unhealthy lifestyle thrown in to the mix as far as nutrition / vit D levels etc goes

[MegaSloot]

There are many reasons:

-Actual mental illness (not just trendy "anxiety") is being diagnosed at a higher rate since a) medicine/psychology has improved, and b) the stigma related to seeking professional help/obtaining a diagnosis has lessened

-Kids have fewer siblings, they have less unsupervised playtime, and are less engaged in extracurriculars. All of those used to provide kids with the skills to to build social relationships and develop healthily

-Adults are more isolated now than ever before. Things like remote work, where people spend all day cooped up in an apartment and have very limited interaction with greater society are not helping.

-Sedentary lifestyles. Enough said.

-Wage stagnation, inflation and other economic factors that make it difficult for young people to enjoy a decent quality of life. Many people who work 40+ hours a week are still essentially poor.

well said. Other reasons include car accidents, trauma from war, witnessing murder or dismemberment of a loved one, being raped as a kid, kidnap, school shootings, or being tortured. The idea that trauma is trendy and that the mentally ill are all pussies who are seeking attention is what puts veterans on the streets. we can do better. This kind of knee-jerk reaction of assuming that anyone who dares step out of line and say, "hey I'm not actually fine," is a morally bankrupt person is one of the most unfortunate aspects of our society.

[Kraken]

I may be mistaken but who was in charge the year the pandemic began in January of 2020? So panic and fear only happen when the wrong politician wins his or her local election, cool story bro.

You may benefit from reading this book because it will actually tell you who benefits from disasters.

https://www.amazon.com/Shock-Doctrin.../dp/0312427999

Who won the election based on panic and fear of Covid? In other words, who gained power by exploiting the fear of Covid? Who pushed the narrative that millions were going to die if we didn’t do what they said? Trump defied Fauci and the Democrats use that against him. Trump was not mandating anything, he was saying the entire time that the medical professionals and society should choose what’s best. He did not create policies or mandates. You are delusional if you don’t think that the Democrats and the left-wing media we’re not the ones causing the fear and panic which led to their tremendous gain in power. Democrats changed voting laws to benefit themselves. This was literal tyranny let it entirely By Democrats

[AncientYouth]

well said. Other reasons include car accidents, trauma from war, witnessing murder or dismemberment of a loved one, being raped as a kid, kidnap, school shootings, or being tortured. The idea that trauma is trendy and that the mentally ill are all pussies who are seeking attention is what puts veterans on the streets. we can do better. This kind of knee-jerk reaction of assuming that anyone who dares step out of line and say, "hey I'm not actually fine," is a morally bankrupt person is one of the most unfortunate aspects of our society.

yeah but mah pro nouns

[x-trainer ben]

Who won the election based on panic and fear of Covid? In other words, who gained power by exploiting the fear of Covid? Who pushed the narrative that millions were going to die if we didn’t do what they said? Trump defied Fauci and the Democrats use that against him. Trump was not mandating anything, he was saying the entire time that the medical professionals and society should choose what’s best. He did not create policies or mandates. You are delusional if you don’t think that the Democrats and the left-wing media we’re not the ones causing the fear and panic which led to their tremendous gain in power. Democrats changed voting laws to benefit themselves. This was literal tyranny let it entirely By Democrats

No bro, they won because it wasnt being handled in a unified "Federal" manner. It was a mess and by default folks listened to Cuomo in NYC for advice. Pence seemed to be the only Fed Gov't spokesperson who at the time seemed to be believable and trustworthy for reliable information in this new situation. Biden ran on *handling this situation better* which is debatable 1 year in. There are 100 other issues in addition to covid, recall the debates and all the topics discussed. You are delusional if you forgot all the very, very specific details of the last 2 years and the decisions made by the 28 member Covid Task Force.

[TheAdlerian]

Even the new country sounds weird or like rap/pop

99% of it isn't tolerable post 2015

What do you think happened? Every day I wake up I wonder how things got like this

My gf said her brother and gf went to see some country rapper.

I was too disgusted to even check him out. It's some mixed looking dude.

I usually have a theory for EVERYTHING that interests me. But, I have no theory on the music situation.

We are in a cynical time period, so that's going to shut down creativity. So, there was folk rock, rock, metal, heavy metal, punk, glam rock, hair bands, grunge, nu metal, new wave, and so on. It takes a certain innocence to say "We are Nu Metal" and to come up with dress styles, a lifestyle, etc. Nowadays, people are going to make fun of anyone who is trying to create a new lifestyle. So, we aren't going to have many new artistic trends, because they will be made fun of.

However, people have ALWAYS liked music even way back in very ancient times, like when we were monkeys, lol. So, I don't understand how music and singing can become unpopular.

Like I've said, rap seems to be the most popular "music" and it's no musical. It typically has a synth sound that repeats a lot and a guy mumbling. It sounds like a talkative sleepy black guy in even song (not a song).

I recently saw some attractive white girl celeb online and I read she was a singer, so I checked her out. She was doing a profane "angry vindictive bitch" rap that was extremely out of tune and didn't rhyme much.

It was too much and I turned it off.

I would love to blame the media owners for this crap, but there's no way they can make people not like singing. So, I do not understand.

[truesteez]

it's just a way to get attention

any sloot can play the victim, claim they've been abused or have some mental disorder and get loads of attention from online simps.

irony is that this attention seeking behavior is a mental illness in itself.

[blissful88]

In the US it's insane stress.

I used to love music, and there is no new music style, it seems dead. When I was a kid there was always some new artistic style coming out. Now, it's all rap that sounds like a depressed retard mumbling.

Finally someone gets it; perfectly described my musical plight

[Legz422]

When it didn't really seem to be in like the 90s and before

Seems nowadays almost every woman I know is on all these different anti depressants and mood lifters and is still a bit touched.

I mean women have equality and freedom and empowerment now so why is their mental health worse than when the men were in charge of them?

Men don't seem as crazy but they deem in general more aimless than in previous generations.

In what country is there a place for men like me.

Aren't you the guy who made a thread thinking porn is real life?

[Techriding101]

social media/social engineering

[OneLegSquats]

I was called a noob on a videogame in 2007 and I've been on SSRI's ever since. Just numb to the world now, wouldn't shed a tear if a asteroid was heading this way.

[TheAdlerian]

Finally someone gets it; perfectly described my musical plight

I LOVE music and it makes me want to move, workout, dance, tap my toe.

That's some kind of human thing.

So, why does popular music not have that?

It's not musical.

A lot of songs have lyrics you may not remember but you remember the sound. The music is part of the passion of the song.

The mumble rap stuff has no sound to it, does not make me want to move, etc. I always liked good electronic music, rap uses it, but it never seems exciting.

I don't get how a person can listen to a rap more than once. Most of it is passionlessly spoken with boring repetitive music.

I do not understand how rock became unpopular. All the bands I like are people passionately singing interesting lyrics.

How is that boring?

I think it's because rap is negative trash made my negative trash. So, it's like some kind of junk food for slobs.

Women seem to love rap, which figures.

[DJKhaled]

Mental illness is real....its not "made up" like some here are saying

The rise in mental illness lately is because of our clown world society. Mental illness is now celebrated and encouraged. The patients are running the asylum basically.

Many people in the streets and even in positions of power today would have been institutionalized in the past.

I'm sure there's some who pretend they have mental illness too, because now its "cool" to be a victim.