Why Is America So Depressed?

The New York Times ^ | January 2, 2020 | Lee Siegel

[GuavaCheesePuff]

Everyone has his or her own definition of a political crisis. Mine is when our collective mental health starts having a profound effect on our politics — and vice versa.

It cannot be a simple coincidence that the two have declined in tandem. The American Psychiatric Association reported that from 2016 to 2017, the number of adults who described themselves as more anxious than the previous year rose 36 percent. In 2017, more than 17 million American adults had a new diagnosis of a major depressive disorder, as well as three million adolescents ages 12 to 17. Forty million adults now suffer from an anxiety disorder — nearly 20 percent of the adult population. (These are the known cases of depression and anxiety. The actual numbers must be dumbfounding.)

[right way right]

It's because they're all coming to realize that they are not such great little gods after all.

BOOOOOh Hoooooo Hooooooo!

[ripnbang]

Depressed? I’ve actually been floating on air since November 8, 2016! All this winning, who could possibly be depressed!? Looking forward to another 4+ years of winning elation!

[DarthVader]

+100000!!!

[ballplayer]

America? Democrat corrupt panty waists,yes not America

[vpintheak]

Leftists. That’s why. It’s simple. When taught to hate yourself, your upbringing, your nation and everything it is founded upon and represents, hate God; then you have nothing but hate in your heart. One cannot be happy or optimistic if everything and everyone you know is raised on hate.

[blam]

"-———Stolen from BLAM:

I feel grateful to have been born at the best time in history, in the best country and living conditions in all of human history. I live better than most kings and royalty in all of human history...how could I have been more fortunate?... "

It's true for us all.

I am most grateful.

[trebb]

Yep - it’s all them snowflake, emotionally crippled, social misfits that’s having the “issues”...