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I'm curious how much of this is related to doomerism and heightened access to the 24-hour news cycle.
The Royal Family? War in a far off land? Latest tiff between Republicans and Democrats? Beer brand controversy?
The rates of people diagnosed with depression. Things that were once taboos, had stigma attached to them, or were poorly defined may once have been more often kept under wraps. See ADHD or ASD diagnosis rates, for example.
Zoloft was Pfizer's second best selling drug during most of the 90s. So people were still going to get diagnosed and treated despite the stigma. They just wouldn't tell anyone about it, other than their therapist.
Obvious lockdown residue. Could also be COVID itself but far fewer people were directly affected by that.
I mean, it's rising most amongst young adults and minorities; given the political climate alone I can understand the correlation there.
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Statements like this need more of a thesis. There are not enough details in your comment to have any kind of a productive, non-flamebait discussion.
Watch 60 minutes and see a “news” story that is really just an info commercial for a new weight loss drug presented as journalism.
The public discourse is now dominated by corporate safe “progressive” topics. Race, gender, identity .. etc all safe.. progressive issues like unions, wealth inequality, bank reforms … nope those are not okay.
It’s depressing because faith is waning in the U.S. as a society and as a government.
Just my two cent ramble
In the last few years inflation has hurt the fuck out of all but the richest Americans. Financial stress leads to depression. Add both political parties are constantly telling us the other side is ruining everything and it's just piling it on. A recession is here/coming.
The rates of people diagnosed with depression. Things that were once taboos, had stigma attached to them, or were poorly defined may once have been more often kept under wraps. See ADHD or ASD diagnosis rates, for example.
1) The rate may have been constant over time, but we're only now observing the "true" rate because societal taboos have decreased.
2) The diagnostic criteria may have lowered over time. Thus, we may now be diagnosing people who wouldn't have previously met the criteria for diagnosis.
I've been wondering the same about the notable rise in self-identified LGBT+ individuals across generations[0]. Are we witnessing this surge merely because societal acceptance has improved, enabling more people to openly identify as LGBT+? Or could it also be because the definition of what it means to be LGBT+ has broadened and it's increasingly desirable for young people to identify as such?
[0] https://www.statista.com/chart/18228/share-of-americans-iden...
I find it hard to detach from work and focus on my well-being. Work from home was convenient and necessary to a certain extent but I miss being able to get off the clock as soon as I left company doors at the end of the day.
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I have an unfounded theory that it's all related to our diet and the food we eat.
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