Celebrities, professional athletes, and politicians nowadays are more open about sharing their mental health struggles, sprinkling their statements with words like boundaries, toxic people, and gaslighting. Everyone seems to be using the language of therapy, whether correctly or not. However, even with rising awareness and more people going to therapy, mental health seems to be getting worse by several metrics. Suicide rates have gone up by 30% since 2000, and almost a third of adults report having symptoms of depression or anxiety, about three times as many as in 2019. Such figures can be explained by the fact that more people are comfortable seeking mental health care, which in turn increases the number of people getting diagnosed and treated for mental disorders. On a less positive note, more people are struggling with significant societal disruptions like the pandemic and the Great Recession, which prevent them from getting the support they need. However, some experts attribute the population’s worsening mental health to insufficient modern psychiatry. Exactly how an antidepressant may not work well for someone with bipolar disorder, which can be mistaken for depression. This may explain why, even though so many people are prescribed this drug, they don’t always experience great results. Follow Bored Panda on Google News! Follow us on Flipboard.com/@boredpanda! Please use high-res photos without watermarks Ooops! Your image is too large, maximum file size is 8 MB.
