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Don't call us snowflakes - it damages our mental health, say young people
The Telegraph ^ | 12/5/17 | Olivia Rudgard

Posted on 12/05/2017 4:49:52 PM PST by markomalley

Being called a "snowflake" is damaging to mental health, young people say.  Figures show that the majority of young people think the term is unfair - and even more think it could have a negative effect of its own. 

The "snowflake generation" is a disparaging term now commonly used to refer to young people, who are perceived to be over-sensitive and intolerant of disagreement.

But research by insurance firm Aviva found that 72 per cent of 16-24 year-olds think the term is unfairly applied, while 74 per cent think it could have a negative effect on young people's mental health. 

The figures also show that young people are more likely to have experienced stress, anxiety and depression in the last year. 

Almost half of adults between 16 and 24 said they had experienced stress or anxiety, compared to just over a third of all UK adults.

Young adults were also more likely to be uncomfortable talking about a mental health problem, with one in three saying this compared to 27 per cent of all adults. 

(Excerpt) Read more at telegraph.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Editorial
KEYWORDS: snowflakes
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To: markomalley


"Lighten up, Snowflake!"
21 posted on 12/05/2017 4:59:33 PM PST by dfwgator
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To: markomalley

Snowflakes don’t like being called Snowflakes, imagine that.

Funny thing is, three of the next four paragraph actually prove they are indeed, “SnowFlakes”.

But (should replace “But” with And) research by insurance firm Aviva found that 72 per cent of 16-24 year-olds think the term is unfairly applied, while 74 per cent think it could have a negative effect on young people’s mental health.

“SnowFlakes”.

The figures also show that young people are more likely to have experienced stress, anxiety and depression in the last year.

“SnowFlakes”.

Young adults were also more likely to be uncomfortable talking about a mental health problem, with one in three saying this compared to 27 per cent of all adults.

“SnowFlakes”.


22 posted on 12/05/2017 5:00:58 PM PST by Zeneta
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To: markomalley

If the frozen water fits...


23 posted on 12/05/2017 5:02:56 PM PST by steel_resolve (And an angel still rides in the whirlwind and directs this storm)
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To: markomalley

24 posted on 12/05/2017 5:03:02 PM PST by RightGeek (FUBO and the donkey you rode in on)
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To: markomalley

Only snowflakes could have mental health problems from being called snowflakes.

If the shoe fits.....


25 posted on 12/05/2017 5:04:24 PM PST by Enchante (Bill, Anthony, Harvey .... how does lesbo Hillary manage to surround herself with male predators???)
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To: markomalley

My humble prediction is that using the word “snowflake” in reference to a coworker will get one fired some time in the near future.


26 posted on 12/05/2017 5:04:38 PM PST by Palio di Siena
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To: markomalley
Figures show that the majority of young people think the term is unfair

Lol...by whining about it they prove that it's eminently fair and much deserved.

27 posted on 12/05/2017 5:04:39 PM PST by Mr. Mojo
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To: markomalley

I’m melting melting!!!


28 posted on 12/05/2017 5:05:15 PM PST by EdnaMode
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To: markomalley

Dear Little Cupcakes,

Out of respect for your feelings I will never again refer to you as snowflakes.


29 posted on 12/05/2017 5:06:09 PM PST by catpuppy
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To: markomalley

You can only say what we say you can say. But we are not totalitarian fascists, those are the other guys.


30 posted on 12/05/2017 5:07:31 PM PST by joshua c (To disrupt the system, we must disrupt our lives)
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To: RightGeek

31 posted on 12/05/2017 5:07:46 PM PST by Enchante (Bill, Anthony, Harvey .... how does lesbo Hillary manage to surround herself with male predators???)
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To: markomalley

Snowflakes can’t abide being called snowflakes because it upsets their delicate sensibilities. Do they not know how pathetic they are?


32 posted on 12/05/2017 5:08:07 PM PST by Rummyfan (In any war between the civilized man and the savage, support the civilized man. Support Israel.)
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To: markomalley

Political correctness is the threat to their mental health.


33 posted on 12/05/2017 5:11:03 PM PST by liberalism is suicide
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To: markomalley

The next Jeff Foxworthy routine: well you might just be a snowflake if.......being called a snowflake causes you such anxiety that you visit a mental health professional, if.........


34 posted on 12/05/2017 5:13:16 PM PST by Teotwawki (For a person to get a thing without paying for it, another must pay for it without getting it.)
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To: liberalism is suicide

Say thank you to the government schools for this crap


35 posted on 12/05/2017 5:15:54 PM PST by wjcsux (The hyperventilating of the left means we are winning! (Tagline courtesy of Laz.))
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To: dfwgator

I prefer
“You are pukes
You are the lowest form of life on earth
You’re not even human @@@@@@@ beings
You’re nothing but unorganized grabasstic pieces of amphibian @@@@!”


36 posted on 12/05/2017 5:18:13 PM PST by Fred Hayek (The Democratic Party is now the operational arm of the CPUSA)
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To: Zeneta

Uzbeks


37 posted on 12/05/2017 5:19:07 PM PST by Fred Hayek (The Democratic Party is now the operational arm of the CPUSA)
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To: markomalley
You are a SNOWFLAKE! Snowflake, SNOWFLAKE, SNOWFLAKE!!
38 posted on 12/05/2017 5:20:02 PM PST by EnquiringMind
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To: reformedliberal
This?

“That which doesn’t kill melt me, makes me stronger.”

39 posted on 12/05/2017 5:20:16 PM PST by TLI ( ITINERIS IMPENDEO VALHALLA)
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To: markomalley
For Immediate Release:

Snowflakes confirm the accuracy of the label by whining about being called snowflakes...

40 posted on 12/05/2017 5:23:00 PM PST by Reverend Wright (The CBC: Deceiving Canadians since 1936.)
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