42% of Gen Z have diagnosed mental health condition, majority worried about future:

[listen2me 23 1,952]

1 minute ago, BuckSwope said:

It also sure is easy to blame on parents.   I had 0 intentions of getting my kid a tablet - then the school hands them out.   Maybe other districts are different, but here they give the kids Ipads starting at 1st grade.  

I get it.  Or the oh Sally's parents got her a phone at age 8!  Ehy can't I have one dad??? I hate you!

We have created this anxiety filled mess.  Everyone wants to talk about everything else whey do we as a society not want fo talk about the number social media is doing to kids? Or how we are creating generations who are slaves to ipads? Why is that never brought up by the left who wants to bring up any other social issue? 

We all love quick fixes.  Devices and pills.  

[BuckSwope 654]

2 minutes ago, listen2me 23 said:

All we do is talk about it.  Sports figures talk about it.  Everyone talks about mental health these days.  Yet we seem to be more focked up now than when it was taboo.   

I see what you are saying, and I think in the last decade it is "talked about" more, but I guess what I am saying is that while that is good, it's:  

1.  usually not constructive and offering solutions

2.  still met with a large undercurrent of what I am talking about in the acceptance of it. 

3.  still met with the inabilty to do much about it - e.g. the months long waiting list to talk to somebody.  

 

I watch my wife deal with this all the time.  Struggled greatly for years as they tweaked a redid meds.  Still gets asked by her boss why she can't just be happier sometimes, things like that.  There is 0 patience or acceptance of mental illness at her clinic she works at (and others in the past).  It's just reality.   

Yes, I think we are starting to "talk" about it more and more, but we have a loooong way to go.  

[listen2me 23 1,952]

I don't take any pills.  

I don't really exercise a ton although am active.

Once in a while I get a dose of anxiety or frustration.    You know what helps? Exercise.   

Yet we are the fattest and unhappiest we have ever been as a society.   Imagine that.  But God forbid recommending exercise to a kid with depression.    It could be fat shaming.   

[BuckSwope 654]

6 minutes ago, listen2me 23 said:

I get it.  Or the oh Sally's parents got her a phone at age 8!  Ehy can't I have one dad??? I hate you!

We have created this anxiety filled mess.  Everyone wants to talk about everything else whey do we as a society not want fo talk about the number social media is doing to kids? Or how we are creating generations who are slaves to ipads? Why is that never brought up by the left who wants to bring up any other social issue? 

We all love quick fixes.  Devices and pills.  

Look around, man.   it's not just the kids.  I go to the park with my kid and all the parents are staring at their phones while their kids are running around.   I go to a concert, and 1/2 the people around me are on their phones.   Nobody talks about it because they are also buried in their phones, not enjoying what they are doing, and worried more about who is liking the pic they just uploaded than they are the people who are with them.  It's bonkers.  

But, I am turning into a grumpy old fart.  I think this 24/7 tech and Social media are destroying us.  

 

[BuckSwope 654]

1 minute ago, listen2me 23 said:

I don't take any pills.  

I don't really exercise a ton although am active.

Once in a while I get a dose of anxiety or frustration.    You know what helps? Exercise.   

Yet we are the fattest and unhappiest we have ever been as a society.   Imagine that.  But God forbid recommending exercise to a kid with depression.    It could be fat shaming.   

Keep in perspective that it could be because it's once in awhile too.   I know people where that level of anxiety is a daily thing.  

Don't get me wrong, I joke a bit that a lot would be helped with more weed, sex, exercise, and general real human interaction.    I think a good dose of those things would help a lot of people, but it's not going to help everybody and people who are still struggling a lot are out there.   BUT maybe if we got better at some of the other things and got off our devises and enjoyed life, there would be less people in the pipeline and the ones who need it after that get better and quicker care.  

[BuckSwope 654]

And yes, I understand the irony of us bitching about this while we are likely on said devices.  

[edjr 6,898]

8 hours ago, wiffleball said:

Let's face it Ed, you make Andrea Yates look like Mary Poppins.

I've seen piranhas with more parental instincts.

I mean even God sent his son to Earth with at least a fighting chance to live.

 

[listen2me 23 1,952]

 

21 minutes ago, BuckSwope said:

Keep in perspective that it could be because it's once in awhile too.   I know people where that level of anxiety is a daily thing.  

Don't get me wrong, I joke a bit that a lot would be helped with more weed, sex, exercise, and general real human interaction.    I think a good dose of those things would help a lot of people, but it's not going to help everybody and people who are still struggling a lot are out there.   BUT maybe if we got better at some of the other things and got off our devises and enjoyed life, there would be less people in the pipeline and the ones who need it after that get better and quicker care.  

There is certainly a segment of people who are perpetually sad.   They need pills they improve their life.  

There is also a segment who may get anxiety or depressed on occasion.   Which is life, you know.  Yet opt for pills becauee popping a xanex and becoming a zombie is easier than attacking the actually issue.  Many of these people abuse them.   Pop benzos while drinking.  (Which is very bad)  

Then there is a segment who don't need them at all but get on them for recreational purposes or to sell them.

[edjr 6,898]

I have never taken a medication in my life (that was prescribed) for anything. Mental health or whatever

illegal use to get high doesn't count. 

I don't even drink coffee.  I don't take medicine when I get a cold.  

All my sad sh1t happened before 25. Since 25 I haven't had a damn thing to be sad about. It helps to live life without being capable of love. Sure I love my son and my pets, but that is unconditional. 

[Shooter McGavin 618]

49 minutes ago, listen2me 23 said:

I get it.  Or the oh Sally's parents got her a phone at age 8!  Ehy can't I have one dad??? I hate you!

We have created this anxiety filled mess.  Everyone wants to talk about everything else whey do we as a society not want fo talk about the number social media is doing to kids? Or how we are creating generations who are slaves to ipads? Why is that never brought up by the left who wants to bring up any other social issue? 

We all love quick fixes.  Devices and pills.  

It's talked about ALL THE TIME, and it's not a political issues either.

Also lots of adults are trained to use phones and social media non stop that didn't have it as kids.

[listen2me 23 1,952]

Just now, edjr said:

I have never taken a medication in my life (that was prescribed) for anything. Mental health or whatever

illegal use to get high doesn't count. 

I don't even drink coffee.  I don't take medicine when I get a cold.  

I was put on low dose blood pressure meds at 19.  I was walking around campus between classes 1 day and got extremely dizzy.  I would never go to the nurse in a million years but felt like I was going to pass out.   She checked my BP.  175/110. Insane.  She asks if I have any big test coming up or something I said no.  I get to my doctor and he checks me over a bit.  Still fairly high but not as high.  Welp we are putting you on BP meds.  But Doc I am 19? Will I have to be on these forever?  Yea probably.    Have a good day.  

Took them for 10 years or so.  About 5 years ago my meds got recalled from China.  May cause cancer.  Oh cool.  So need to switch brands.  No problem.   Get new pills some time goes by and what do you know recalled, may cause cancer.  I said forget it.  Maybe I don't nerd this crap.  Quit taking them.  Started checking my BP.  I am basically 130/85. Thats fine.  Never needed to be on pills.  Imagine that.  

[Shooter McGavin 618]

41 minutes ago, listen2me 23 said:

I don't take any pills.  

I don't really exercise a ton although am active.

Once in a while I get a dose of anxiety or frustration.    You know what helps? Exercise.   

Yet we are the fattest and unhappiest we have ever been as a society.   Imagine that.  But God forbid recommending exercise to a kid with depression.    It could be fat shaming.   

All kids with depression are recommended exercise.  Come on man, stop with the ignorance.  You just repeat political talking points.

[listen2me 23 1,952]

Just now, Shooter McGavin said:

It's talked about ALL THE TIME, and it's not a political issues either.

Also lots of adults are trained to use phones and social media non stop that didn't have it as kids.

If it is talked about a ton, no one does anything about it.  Or suggests a change.  

More and more parents just hand the ipad to the 6 year old.  Cheap babysitter.  Easy way out.

[listen2me 23 1,952]

Just now, Shooter McGavin said:

All kids with depression are recommended exercise.  Come on man, stop with the ignorance.  You just repeat political talking points.

Political talking points?  If we have so much mental illness.  And it is recommended that exercise will help.  Then why do we keep getting fatter?   

Kids don't exercise.   Kids hardly play outside these days. You know this.

[RLLD 4,275]

45 minutes ago, listen2me 23 said:

Political talking points?  If we have so much mental illness.  And it is recommended that exercise will help.  Then why do we keep getting fatter?   

Kids don't exercise.   Kids hardly play outside these days. You know this.

It will always come back to parenting.  Name a societal illness of any kind and you can reasonably trace it back to the quality of parenting.

Kids lack the proper respect for this world, not to mention the maturity to handle complex issues.  We are handing things over to kids that stopped maturing at 16. 

[BuckSwope 654]

2 hours ago, RLLD said:

It will always come back to parenting.  Name a societal illness of any kind and you can reasonably trace it back to the quality of parenting.

Kids lack the proper respect for this world, not to mention the maturity to handle complex issues.  We are handing things over to kids that stopped maturing at 16. 

Sometimes I think we need to look around and think of ourselves as well.  

We are complaining about the maturity of the kids as we are online calling each other retards, commenting on boobies, while watching crap like Cobra Kai.   A large % of us are trapped in the past and immature. 

[edjr 6,898]

also, I quoitI have never taken a medication in my life (that was prescribed) for anything. Mental health or whatever

illegal use to get high doesn't count. 

I don't even drink coffee.  I don't take medicine when I get a cold.  

also I quit everything before times get tough

[Shooter McGavin 618]

16 minutes ago, BuckSwope said:

Sometimes I think we need to look around and think of ourselves as well.  

We are complaining about the maturity of the kids as we are online calling each other retards, commenting on boobies, while watching like Cobra Kai.   A large % of us are trapped in the past and immature. 

True dat, plus every generation has complained about the newer generation 

[TBayXXXVII 2,669]

4 hours ago, BuckSwope said:

IMO a big part of the problem is that we a country largely have decided we don't want to talk about it or deal with it (despite blaming it for many things).

You just summarized the Democrat parties political agenda in 1 sentence.  Well done.  

[TBayXXXVII 2,669]

3 hours ago, listen2me 23 said:

I don't take any pills.  

I don't really exercise a ton although am active.

Once in a while I get a dose of anxiety or frustration.    You know what helps? Exercise.   

Yet we are the fattest and unhappiest we have ever been as a society.   Imagine that.  But God forbid recommending exercise to a kid with depression.    It could be fat shaming.   

You nailed this one out of the park!

[BuckSwope 654]

6 minutes ago, TBayXXXVII said:

You just summarized the Democrat parties political agenda in 1 sentence.  Well done.  

On this topic of course.  

You are free to post a link of what the GOPs plans are for mental health are.  

[IGotWorms 4,063]

6 hours ago, listen2me 23 said:

I don't sit and joke about mental illness as some people really do have problems with it.  But in today's world we coddle people into believing they are mentally ill.  Oh you are a lazy POS that doesn't want to work? You must have depression.   Oh you feel anxious at times? A totally normal thing for a human? Here you better take these pills to get over it.  

Fock fixing your outlook and routine.  Just pop the magic pills.   

 

4 hours ago, listen2me 23 said:

These young women today are so screwed up by social media.  Stare at theit phones all day long looking at other people's fake social media lives and get depressed about their own imperfect life.  

Perhaps get off the social media and your anxiety will drop significantly.   Nah tho, can't do that.  Thats blasphemy in today's world.  

I agree with both of these. I’d add to it the stress of the modern day world where we’re all expected to do so much, and on demand. Things used to be much simpler.

I’d also add to that the severity of issues facing the world and it’s youth today, or at least the perceived severity. Mass shootings everywhere, global warming will destroy the entire planet, the former president tried to overthrow democracy, etc. I mean there’s been the threat of nuclear Holocaust out there for 80 years so it’s not that this is necessarily new, but it has seemed to have gotten worse, or at least the news has made it seem much worse.

I’m curious though, why are you blaming the victims here? It seems to me like the last couple generations failed today's youth, and yet you blame the youth for their plight? You’ve got that part all backwards imo. They’re just kids reacting to the world that’s been created for them 

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3 minutes ago, BuckSwope said:

On this topic of course.  

You are free to post a link of what the GOPs plans are for mental health are.  

They are going to provide a boot subsidy to each American mandating said boots come with bootstraps with which  to pull one's self up.

[RLLD 4,275]

36 minutes ago, BuckSwope said:

Sometimes I think we need to look around and think of ourselves as well.  

We are complaining about the maturity of the kids as we are online calling each other retards, commenting on boobies, while watching like Cobra Kai.   A large % of us are trapped in the past and immature. 

 I concur. I have observed this behavior as well.  It is not widespread, but it seems that it has risen to higher levels in government and media too. 

Politics is too immersed in our culture now.  Politics is a nasty piece of work, and we have allowed it into our lives too much. 

[TBayXXXVII 2,669]

6 minutes ago, BuckSwope said:

On this topic of course.  

You are free to post a link of what the GOPs plans are for mental health are.  

I wasn't really making a "mental health" point, so much as saying that the democrats entire platform is about telling people they are victims instead of looking for the cause.  They find the easy way out (which is to blame someone else), and then attack that person when they disagree.  Meaning, exactly what you said, "we... have decided we don't want to talk about it or deal with it."

[IGotWorms 4,063]

4 hours ago, listen2me 23 said:

I get it.  Or the oh Sally's parents got her a phone at age 8!  Ehy can't I have one dad??? I hate you!

We have created this anxiety filled mess.  Everyone wants to talk about everything else whey do we as a society not want fo talk about the number social media is doing to kids? Or how we are creating generations who are slaves to ipads? Why is that never brought up by the left who wants to bring up any other social issue? 

We all love quick fixes.  Devices and pills.  

Now you just sound like the unabomber.

And BTW that crazy focker had some great points though his method of communication was obviously flawed.

But end of the day, what’s your point? We aren’t going back to the horse and buggy. You have to deal with the world as it is.

[IGotWorms 4,063]

2 minutes ago, TBayXXXVII said:

I wasn't really making a "mental health" point, so much as saying that the democrats entire platform is about telling people they are victims instead of looking for the cause.  They find the easy way out (which is to blame someone else), and then attack that person when they disagree.  Meaning, exactly what you said, "we... have decided we don't want to talk about it or deal with it."

Get a grip, this isn’t a democrat vs Republican thing. This kind of thinking is a HUGE part of the problem 

[listen2me 23 1,952]

12 minutes ago, IGotWorms said:

 

I agree with both of these. I’d add to it the stress of the modern day world where we’re all expected to do so much, and on demand. Things used to be much simpler.

I’d also add to that the severity of issues facing the world and it’s youth today, or at least the perceived severity. Mass shootings everywhere, global warming will destroy the entire planet, the former president tried to overthrow democracy, etc. I mean there’s been the threat of nuclear Holocaust out there for 80 years so it’s not that this is necessarily new, but it has seemed to have gotten worse, or at least the news has made it seem much worse.

I’m curious though, why are you blaming the victims here? It seems to me like the last couple generations failed today's youth, and yet you blame the youth for their plight? You’ve got that part all backwards imo. They’re just kids reacting to the world that’s been created for them 

I'm not just talking about kids.  And I am not blaming people for being prescribed.   What part of those 2 quotes did I blame kids? 

I had a bestfriend in HS.  His mom was a pain pill junkie and her doctor gave her more pills than she could even get down.  Well it cultivated a norm for my friend.  He started stealing them.  He started taking them.  Then he got hooked on said pills.  Totally the mom's fault.  

Benzos like pain pills of yesterday have become too normal.  People carry their benzo bottle around like it is a pack of gum.  Any stress at all and start popping xanex.  Need it all times just in case anything whatsoever causes any stress.  

 

[TBayXXXVII 2,669]

1 minute ago, IGotWorms said:

Get a grip, this isn’t a democrat vs Republican thing. This kind of thinking is a HUGE part of the problem 

No, you not wanting to realize what's going on, is THE... HUGE part of the problem.  The Democrats NEED and THRIVE on victimhood.  It's the basic foundation of their platform.  Not dealing with things head on, and pacifying them is the root cause of mental health.

You're poor?  It's their fault!!  Capitalism sucks!

You were put in jail?  It's their fault!  They're racist!

You didn't get the job?  It's their fault!  They're misogynists!

The list goes on and on.  It's all about victimhood.  Their entire existence is telling people that it's someone else's fault.  They're creating a society that encourages victimhood.  It causes people to be more depressed.  It causes people to be less active.  Take 2 kids (same race/gender)... tell one kid that everyone is against them because of reasons... x, y, and z.  Then take the other kid and tell them: "These are the rules.  Don't break them.  Here's what you can accomplish, no matter what anyone else says, if you put in the work."  Guess which kid is going to have mental health problems and which one isn't.

[TBayXXXVII 2,669]

2 minutes ago, listen2me 23 said:

I'm not just talking about kids.  And I am not blaming people for being prescribed.   What part of those 2 quotes did I blame kids? 

I had a bestfriend in HS.  His mom was a pain pill junkie and her doctor gave her more pills than she could even get down.  Well it cultivated a norm for my friend.  He started stealing them.  He started taking them.  Then he got hooked on said pills.  Totally the mom's fault.  

Benzos like pain pills of yesterday have become too normal.  People carry their benzo bottle around like it is a pack of gum.  Any stress at all and start popping xanex.  Need it all times just in case anything whatsoever causes any stress.  

 

Partially, not totally.  The doctor kept giving her the pills.  The doctor is supposed to be the expert.

[listen2me 23 1,952]

6 minutes ago, IGotWorms said:

Now you just sound like the unabomber.

And BTW that crazy focker had some great points though his method of communication was obviously flawed.

But end of the day, what’s your point? We aren’t going back to the horse and buggy. You have to deal with the world as it is.

Then lets start bringing up the impact of tech and social media on children.  Right along with the 19 genders and CRT.  It isn't talked about at all compared to other social issues that I believe are much less important.   No one out there governing brings this up.  Parents may stand around and talk about it.  Nothing gets done.  No ideas are tossed around. 

[listen2me 23 1,952]

Just now, TBayXXXVII said:

Partially, not totally.  The doctor kept giving her the pills.  The doctor is supposed to be the expert.

That too.  She had a real quack doctor.  Back then pain pills were like penny candy.  Here take handfuls.  Now they have cracked down on opioids and how many they give out.  Hence the heroin/fentanyl problem it created.   She used to literally have a "pill bag".  My friend could take 10 vicodin at a time from her stash and she was clueless because she had hundreds of pills at any time.  

Now people abuse benzos.  

[BuckSwope 654]

14 minutes ago, TBayXXXVII said:

I wasn't really making a "mental health" point, so much as saying that the democrats entire platform is about telling people they are victims instead of looking for the cause.  They find the easy way out (which is to blame someone else), and then attack that person when they disagree.  Meaning, exactly what you said, "we... have decided we don't want to talk about it or deal with it."

Oh, I understood what you were doing. 

Where we differ is you seem to think this largely doesn't apply to the other side of the aisle as well. 

[TBayXXXVII 2,669]

4 minutes ago, BuckSwope said:

Oh, I understood what you were doing. 

Where we differ is you seem to think this largely doesn't apply to the other side of the aisle as well. 

Oh, it is, but one is the byproduct.  Republican's today are responding in kind, because what the Democrats have been doing is working so well.  Remove the root cause, you remove the problem. 

It does tie into mental health though, it's another byproduct.

 

[BuckSwope 654]

6 minutes ago, TBayXXXVII said:

Oh, it is, but one is the byproduct.  Republican's today are responding in kind, because what the Democrats have been doing is working so well.  Remove the root cause, you remove the problem. 

Wait, we were just talking about maturity of the upcoming generations, and you basically just rolled out the "they did it first" defense.  Come on.  

Examples I see: the right largely blame gun violence on mental health.  Are they doing anything besides calling people names and attack anyone who brings up guns?  

 

[IGotWorms 4,063]

12 minutes ago, TBayXXXVII said:

Oh, it is, but one is the byproduct.  Republican's today are responding in kind, because what the Democrats have been doing is working so well.  Remove the root cause, you remove the problem. 

It does tie into mental health though, it's another byproduct.

 

This guy sucks

[TheNewGirl 1,637]

4 hours ago, listen2me 23 said:

I get it.  Or the oh Sally's parents got her a phone at age 8!  Ehy can't I have one dad??? I hate you!

We have created this anxiety filled mess.  Everyone wants to talk about everything else whey do we as a society not want fo talk about the number social media is doing to kids? Or how we are creating generations who are slaves to ipads? Why is that never brought up by the left who wants to bring up any other social issue? 

We all love quick fixes.  Devices and pills.  

@listen2me 23 - Do you have children? 

[jonnyutah 542]

4 hours ago, BuckSwope said:

I see what you are saying, and I think in the last decade it is "talked about" more, but I guess what I am saying is that while that is good, it's:  

1.  usually not constructive and offering solutions

2.  still met with a large undercurrent of what I am talking about in the acceptance of it. 

3.  still met with the inabilty to do much about it - e.g. the months long waiting list to talk to somebody.  

 

I watch my wife deal with this all the time.  Struggled greatly for years as they tweaked a redid meds.  Still gets asked by her boss why she can't just be happier sometimes, things like that.  There is 0 patience or acceptance of mental illness at her clinic she works at (and others in the past).  It's just reality.   

Yes, I think we are starting to "talk" about it more and more, but we have a loooong way to go.  

We can certainly make some improvements, but can I ask you a question..

Would it truly have a long term positive effect on your wife's condition if people stopped asking her questions like that? Wouldn't we be kind of be proving their point for asking such dumb questions? 

Isn't the whole point of accepting mental illness that it isn't just a mood swing or reaction to what people are saying or whatever other simple explanations people like to blame it on. 

If you ultimately want to just pass on the topic and not discuss with total internet stranger, I get it. 

 

 

[TBayXXXVII 2,669]

1 hour ago, BuckSwope said:

Wait, we were just talking about maturity of the upcoming generations, and you basically just rolled out the "they did it first" defense.  Come on.  

Examples I see: the right largely blame gun violence on mental health.  Are they doing anything besides calling people names and attack anyone who brings up guns?  

 

I'm pointing to the cause of the problem and things, "that people don't want to talk about".  It's something you brought up.  No one wants to talk about the root of the problem.  In order to talk about the root of the problem, it's kind of obvious, that you have to look at who did it first.  When I went to school, 2 + 2 = 4.  Is that not the case any more?

[TBayXXXVII 2,669]

1 hour ago, IGotWorms said:

This guy sucks

Thanks for proving my point.