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Automatic-Listen7207 t1_iy9oj1z wrote

Reply to comment by kquelly78 in Quarter of 17-19-year-olds have probable mental disorder by Kagedeah

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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