Has anyone seen any good theories as to why depression and anxiety appear to be at all time highs in the 20-40 cohort? Or maybe it just SEEMS that way. Looking for really thoughtful analysis, not just glib “well have you seen the world around you” type answers
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Even if memetic something drives that You don't cut yourself JUST for attention You do it as a way to act out
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Bc anxiety? Depression? Something else? What are anxiety and depression even im not sure I know
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People in the 60s would take p loopy drugs to housewives, further back in 1800s they would prescribe heroin or cocaine to children
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Idk man, giving a kid a teensy bit of coca that may or may not be activated twice a year when they get the flu versus, what, like 1 in 20 kids being on daily amphetamines today...
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Whatever the motivation, self-harm can be reliably interpreted as a sign of deeper mental distress, likely associated w/ damaged/disrupted self-image. Either the pain itself or the offset relief directly satisfy/reward here - extrinsic (influencing others) goals are minority.pic.twitter.com/wsaz23SG96
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Is it not a problem because it's memetic? If anything I'd say that's cause for more alarm rather than less.
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now I'm wondering if memetic is just an alternate spelling of mimetic or if our culture just recently 'produced' a word that already existed.
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