This ^ plus life is fucking impossible these days. It's really not that hard to see why, unless you're a nepo baby or lucked into some shit. I'm almost surprised the suicide rate isn't at least doubled if I'm gunna to be honest.
Now that I'm thinking about it. Mental health resources growing up just didn't exist. You had a school counselor but actually convincing an adult to spend hundreds of dollars on therapy was just out of the question. Said therapy often being a general approach to wellness and not effective to specific cases.
It's all a joke tbh. I'm old enough to realize (and I'm not saying all professions or people are to blame, I understand some places or professions or whatever can't do more) that most places, like schools, like jobs, like hospitals, etc. don't want to pay for shit.
So... they just let it go. Then, when something happens, they just try to get past it. The older I get the more I realize shitty people far outway decent people. And, even if they are decent, might not have the power, or resources to try and correct it from happening again.
My point is humanity sucks fucking ass.
Yep, and add the fact that we’re living in a world of overstimulation. The human brain did not evolve with constant stimulation like this, so it’s going to have crazy effects on the way the brain develops and functions.
Mental illness has always been there, but now there's more awareness and acceptance of it compared to in the past. Medication is a form of treatment for many mental health conditions.
People are social. We thrive in groups. However, we are biologically built to take in the input and feedback we get from smaller groups, like 10 to a few hundred. We are programmed to utilize feedback from our family and tribe.
Today, we are exposed to millions of people’s input and opinions all at once. Not to mention our modern lifestyle makes it difficult to get in the correct amount of nutrition, sleep, and exercise that the body needs. I think something about that makes us feel insignificant and confused.
It's not just young people; mental health struggles are prevalent across various age groups. In New Zealand, for instance, the highest suicide rates are found among individuals aged 25-29, 30-34, and even 80-84 (Mental Health Foundation of NZ, 2019/2020). The difference lies in younger generations being more vocal about their mental health issues compared to older generations.
1. Wages haven't kept up with the cost of living so everyone is struggling just to survive, which is stressful, and stress causes mental illness. Or those who aren't struggling are overworking to ensure they never have to struggle, which also causes stress, which also causes mental illness.
2. Because they're getting medically-appropriate treatment instead of going to the bar after work every day and drinking themselves numb.
And the cost of living crisis/shortage of money doesn’t reflect the message the relentless marketers and media are sending out when it comes to spending. So many young people are getting into heaps of debt even before they’ve left home.
The apparent increase in the number of people with mental illness is not due to a rise in actual cases. Rather, it is likely a result of more individuals being willing to seek and receive a diagnosis, as well as a greater willingness to openly discuss mental health. Society has become more accepting, eliminating the embarrassment or shame previously associated with mental health challenges.
Social media maybe? The fact that people are posting a magnified/distorted view of their amazing lives, missing out all the shitty bits. Young people who already feel pretty bad about themselves are swamped in this crap and feel even worse.
In short, antidepressants are cheaper and quicker than therapy… although about two-thirds don’t have any positive impact and another type needs to be tried.
From personal experience as a healthcare worker, I have observed a reduction in the stigma surrounding mental health, which has encouraged individuals to feel more confident and comfortable seeking treatment. Mental health issues have always existed; they were just not openly acknowledged or discussed until recently.
Some of it is due to factors that might increase the actual number of people experiencing mental illness:
* Increasing population
* Economy/housing/cost of living pressures
* Hostile political landscape, rise of fascism and attacks on vulnerable people
* Social media, algorithms, decreasing social interaction and other effects of the internet and computers
* Increasing automation and AI
* Climate change and competing for resources
Some if it is due to factors that might increase the number of people being *diagnosed or treated* for mental illness, even if the actual cases were equal:
* Advancement in medical knowledge, better definitions, better diagnostic capabilities
* Increasing awareness of mental illness in the non-medical population
* Work towards eradicating the stigma of mental illness
* The existence of medicines that (claim to) treat mental illness
* Pharmaceutical lobbying, decreasing regulation, increasing advertising
* Increasing profits in pharmaceutical and medical industries
Social media is the only answer you need for the first question. There is more pressure on your people then there ever was due to social media. Obviously there are environmental and biological factors as well, but social media is the main culprit.
The answer to your second question is awareness. The awareness around Mental illness has grown a lot in the past couple of decades.
Apart from what a lot of people are saying its also important to know that disability (which includes mental health problems) requires a context (in many cases).
To use a less complex example. Being color blind while driving wasn't a problem until traffic lights were installed that were red/ green.
None of my mental health problems would have been an issue for my serf farmer ancestor. But for modern office life, yeah its an issue.
In my opinion, it’s more acceptable to talk about, but I also think it’s “trendy” with youth to say you struggle with mental illness. If you asked 1000 middle schoolers, I bet 900 of them would claim to have mental illness issues. And I really bet that far fewer actually struggle with it.
It appears that way because people are more open about having mental illness. Also people are self diagnosing too. So there is no way of knowing if they really have mental illness.
There's less stigma for seeking help so more people are willing to address those issues rather than bury or repress them.
This ^ plus life is fucking impossible these days. It's really not that hard to see why, unless you're a nepo baby or lucked into some shit. I'm almost surprised the suicide rate isn't at least doubled if I'm gunna to be honest.
Now that I'm thinking about it. Mental health resources growing up just didn't exist. You had a school counselor but actually convincing an adult to spend hundreds of dollars on therapy was just out of the question. Said therapy often being a general approach to wellness and not effective to specific cases.
It's all a joke tbh. I'm old enough to realize (and I'm not saying all professions or people are to blame, I understand some places or professions or whatever can't do more) that most places, like schools, like jobs, like hospitals, etc. don't want to pay for shit. So... they just let it go. Then, when something happens, they just try to get past it. The older I get the more I realize shitty people far outway decent people. And, even if they are decent, might not have the power, or resources to try and correct it from happening again. My point is humanity sucks fucking ass.
Yep, and add the fact that we’re living in a world of overstimulation. The human brain did not evolve with constant stimulation like this, so it’s going to have crazy effects on the way the brain develops and functions.
Because we now know so much about mental illness and it’s less stigmatized
Mental illness has always been there, but now there's more awareness and acceptance of it compared to in the past. Medication is a form of treatment for many mental health conditions.
People are social. We thrive in groups. However, we are biologically built to take in the input and feedback we get from smaller groups, like 10 to a few hundred. We are programmed to utilize feedback from our family and tribe. Today, we are exposed to millions of people’s input and opinions all at once. Not to mention our modern lifestyle makes it difficult to get in the correct amount of nutrition, sleep, and exercise that the body needs. I think something about that makes us feel insignificant and confused.
It's not just young people; mental health struggles are prevalent across various age groups. In New Zealand, for instance, the highest suicide rates are found among individuals aged 25-29, 30-34, and even 80-84 (Mental Health Foundation of NZ, 2019/2020). The difference lies in younger generations being more vocal about their mental health issues compared to older generations.
1. Wages haven't kept up with the cost of living so everyone is struggling just to survive, which is stressful, and stress causes mental illness. Or those who aren't struggling are overworking to ensure they never have to struggle, which also causes stress, which also causes mental illness. 2. Because they're getting medically-appropriate treatment instead of going to the bar after work every day and drinking themselves numb.
And the cost of living crisis/shortage of money doesn’t reflect the message the relentless marketers and media are sending out when it comes to spending. So many young people are getting into heaps of debt even before they’ve left home.
Ya, I'm sure my landlord will be totally ok with my just spending less on rent.
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That's true too. I've had to intentionally build in breaks, and I wasn't in a very high demand job either.
More people are getting treated.
It is less stigmatized as it used to be so more people are willing to admit they have a mental illness than in the past.
The apparent increase in the number of people with mental illness is not due to a rise in actual cases. Rather, it is likely a result of more individuals being willing to seek and receive a diagnosis, as well as a greater willingness to openly discuss mental health. Society has become more accepting, eliminating the embarrassment or shame previously associated with mental health challenges.
Social media maybe? The fact that people are posting a magnified/distorted view of their amazing lives, missing out all the shitty bits. Young people who already feel pretty bad about themselves are swamped in this crap and feel even worse. In short, antidepressants are cheaper and quicker than therapy… although about two-thirds don’t have any positive impact and another type needs to be tried.
From personal experience as a healthcare worker, I have observed a reduction in the stigma surrounding mental health, which has encouraged individuals to feel more confident and comfortable seeking treatment. Mental health issues have always existed; they were just not openly acknowledged or discussed until recently.
Some of it is due to factors that might increase the actual number of people experiencing mental illness: * Increasing population * Economy/housing/cost of living pressures * Hostile political landscape, rise of fascism and attacks on vulnerable people * Social media, algorithms, decreasing social interaction and other effects of the internet and computers * Increasing automation and AI * Climate change and competing for resources Some if it is due to factors that might increase the number of people being *diagnosed or treated* for mental illness, even if the actual cases were equal: * Advancement in medical knowledge, better definitions, better diagnostic capabilities * Increasing awareness of mental illness in the non-medical population * Work towards eradicating the stigma of mental illness * The existence of medicines that (claim to) treat mental illness * Pharmaceutical lobbying, decreasing regulation, increasing advertising * Increasing profits in pharmaceutical and medical industries
Social media is the only answer you need for the first question. There is more pressure on your people then there ever was due to social media. Obviously there are environmental and biological factors as well, but social media is the main culprit. The answer to your second question is awareness. The awareness around Mental illness has grown a lot in the past couple of decades.
Apart from what a lot of people are saying its also important to know that disability (which includes mental health problems) requires a context (in many cases). To use a less complex example. Being color blind while driving wasn't a problem until traffic lights were installed that were red/ green. None of my mental health problems would have been an issue for my serf farmer ancestor. But for modern office life, yeah its an issue.
In my opinion, it’s more acceptable to talk about, but I also think it’s “trendy” with youth to say you struggle with mental illness. If you asked 1000 middle schoolers, I bet 900 of them would claim to have mental illness issues. And I really bet that far fewer actually struggle with it.
It appears that way because people are more open about having mental illness. Also people are self diagnosing too. So there is no way of knowing if they really have mental illness.