Like most people don’t like to admit this, but one of the reasons a lot of us have so many mental health issues is because we live in a world that has basically become untenable. People can’t afford basic necessities, let alone to cultivate their interests or take breaks and rest or do any of the things necessary for good mental health. People my age are wracked with debt, working at jobs they hate or studying topics they hate, living in a shitty apartment with five roommates. We live in a world that’s very hard to be healthy in. So while yeah, a lot of people obviously do have mental illnesses that would need medication no matter what, they are greatly exacerbated by these issues, and a lot of people have basically just been thrust into an eternal situational depression. So if that doesn’t change, medication is just a band-aid.
One of the main critiques that I’ve heard from older generations about how our current lives are impacting our mental health is that “Well do you think I liked the desk job/secretary/bank teller/construction job I got right out of college? I hated that too!”
And it’s like sure, that’s all well and good, but you still got paid a decent salary that provided the opportunity for upward mobility and you could buy a home and invest all without worrying about your livelihood, because you were making enough money to pay off the little debt that you had (if at all)and get going with your life! not to mention you all got promoted and moved up in your jobs when I know people around the age of 30 that are still working in retail or fast food or as a server because that’s all they can get
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