I'm really skeptical of psych diagnostic number trends The extremely boring answer is the industry goes through fads and every patient suddenly has (blah) Its possible there are genuine changes in real life psych profiles but hunch is this gets swamped by measurement issues
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Replying to @eigenrobot @liminal_warmth
high-tech low-life Retweeted Jonathan Haidt
One of the more robust metrics Haidt points to is the rate of self-harm hospital admissionshttps://twitter.com/JonHaidt/status/1083018993991077888 …
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Jonathan HaidtVerified account @JonHaidtbut the change for teen girls is massive, esp. for pre-teens, for whom the rate has nearly tripled. This also shows that the rise in depression is NOT just a change in comfort discussing mental health; this, and suicide, are NOT self-report data. pic.twitter.com/RjfWks41dQShow this thread3 replies 0 retweets 27 likes -
Replying to @polytr0pe @liminal_warmth
also plausibly memetic :/ dont really trust this either
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Replying to @eigenrobot @polytr0pe
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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Replying to @liminal_warmth @polytr0pe
Bc anxiety? Depression? Something else? What are anxiety and depression even im not sure I know
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Replying to @eigenrobot @polytr0pe
I think I experience anxiety more than depression Anxiety for me is a physical manifestation of pain, tenseness, or heaviness in my neck, chest, and shoulders that appears to be related (though maybe not caused by?) concern about the resiliency and status of my relationships
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You're answering your OP right here, IMHO. Frustration of fundamental human needs for partnership, belonging, safety, mutually-supportive relationships, & reproduction are driving it. These needs hv been frustrated by deterioration of shared norms that support meeting these needs
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Replying to @PNWSelina @liminal_warmth and
Some of those norms were too constraining for various folks (esp many straight women & LGBT folks), but decades after 2nd wave feminism's start & the Sexual Revolution, we still haven't managed to to develop more flexible norms that still promote stable pair-bonding
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Replying to @PNWSelina @liminal_warmth and
I'm in my mid-40s, never married, have dated enough for several lifetimes & TBH have been repeatedly frustrated by the lack of clarity or consistency in expectations in the dating world, esp in major cities. I don't know how to fix it, but it is a social problem IMHO
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I empathize with dating being really frustrating I've been married twice and they've both been very deep relationships but also very codependent and ultimately not right for us I think I did much better the second time around Maybe it's just really hard to pair bond at length
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still life with woodpecker
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Replying to @eigenrobot @polytr0pe
I read it too long ago to understand this comment
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