Just about everyone feels that mental illness has increased in the past 5 - 10 years. Everything feels off. People are different. Public areas are haunted by “Karens”. There is so much “disinformation” — who can you trust? What is real?
I’m sure there are multiple reasons for this current state of widespread unease. But cannabis usage is certainly a factor.
Fully agreed. A large part of it was the covid shutdown. Fear, isolation, the non-stop illogical propaganda, the pitting of us all against one another (my family has shut me out, as I chose not to be ‘vaccinated’ due to my general good health and concern over certain side effects...), stunted childhood development, etc. This combined with dramatic increases in use of the internet for work, for meetings, etc., all came on suddenly and transformed our society. Add in wild increases in insurance and basic goods like fuel and groceries, and there you have it. Too much change, and not any of the good kind. Much damage was done, and the walking wounded (of which I am a part, still) are many. We’re all trying to get our bearings, and realizing that in the haze of the past few years, the middle class was entirely gutted out. Huh. Imagine that...
I blame tik tok and the reduction to everything to 20 second clips.