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ForgingIron t1_iy7v3nk wrote

I wonder if this has always been the case and we've just not had the technology or willpower to detect it until recently

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resserus t1_iy7y17q wrote

Social issues that correlate with mental illness have skyrocketed over the last 40 years.

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pmmichalowski t1_iy7vr2n wrote

It used to be called "teenagers are moody" and "it's just a phase".

It very well might just be, but maybe now we will be able to help them to grow in better functioning adults.

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BobMcCully t1_iy8tspf wrote

>It used to be called "teenagers are moody" and "it's just a phase"

that is soooooo unfair!!

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kquelly78 t1_iy9f2i4 wrote

The “people have always been this depressed, it’s just that now we’re more aware of it” theory doesn’t seem to hold up in my opinion. I’m not a psychologist so take this with a grain of salt, but the mental health epidemic we’re seeing now seems to be caused by social conditions unique to the 21st century.

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Automatic-Listen7207 t1_iy9oj1z wrote

Agreed. “I NEED A QUICK FIX TO ALL OF MY PROBLEMS NOW!!! OMG I HAVE ADHD TIKTOK SAID I DO NOW I CAN GET MEDS TO FIX MYSELF!”

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kquelly78 t1_iyaoo9v wrote

That’s not what I was saying at all. The increase in mental health disorders is 100% real and measurable. The people who suffer from these disorders aren’t weak or “faking it”. I’m saying that the lives people live in the modern world CAUSE depression, ADHD, anxiety, etc. People are suffering more and in different ways than they would have a generation or two ago.

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Automatic-Listen7207 t1_iyaqpi7 wrote

Oh totally agree with you, I was more or less tailgating off of your post unintentionally I guess.

While I believe there has most certainly been a spike in the amount of people diagnosed with mental health disorders (due to 21st century problems I could whole-heartedly with you there) I also feel that another issue we face in society today is , generally, people want a fix or repair for everything, and FAST (a different take on our modern day problems). Modern technology has spoiled us. I would be hard pressed to find that 100% of these cases are valid, when you may have a teenager/young adult hop into a telemedicine appointment telling the doctor that they cant focus and are having a hard time in school, however what isn’t disclosed is that they’re eating junk food every day and getting 4 hours of sleep. Boom, “ADHD” diagnosis and some meds, neeeeext.

Not trying to argue, totally agree with you, just wanted to express myself.

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kquelly78 t1_iyb0j0v wrote

For the record I didn’t mean 100% of cases are valid. I meant that the trend of worsening mental health at the societal level is 100% factual. But yeah I completely agree with everything you said.

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CuntWeasel t1_iy837f2 wrote

It hasn’t always been the case. Teens are very hormonal and strong disruptions to their environments can cause a lot of harm. The world isn’t in a great spot right now, society has changed a lot in the past 20 odd years, and young people are being pushed off the rails by this.

It’s easy to shit on them and one might even be able to justify it because to be fair teens aren’t exactly the most pleasant people around to begin with, but in the end there’s a reason why they’re fucked up and the fault isn’t really all theirs.

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