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Posted by Christ_empowered on December 21, 2014, at 22:03:55
No, not necessarily anti-psychiatry, just...
...OK. I posted on social about this. Low on the totem pole my whole life. I'm not the only one.
Do you think a lot of mental problems are really just responses not just to stress, but to social status issues and economic issues, and...society, basically? Clearly, not an original idea, but...
...the cool kids in HS go on to have good lives because their parents were affluent. The dorks end up on Depakote and Seroquel. See what I'm saying here?
Not that there aren't real brain issues. The brain responds to life, so...do you think maybe the meds are just palliatives for those whom life hasn't been so kind. In the US at least, that's an increasing number of people (income inequality and such, you know).
Just a thought.
Posted by SLS on December 21, 2014, at 22:44:46
In reply to what are we treating, exactly?, posted by Christ_empowered on December 21, 2014, at 22:03:55
> No, not necessarily anti-psychiatry, just...
>
> ...OK. I posted on social about this. Low on the totem pole my whole life. I'm not the only one.
>
> Do you think a lot of mental problems are really just responses not just to stress, but to social status issues and economic issues, and...society, basically? Clearly, not an original idea, but...
>
> ...the cool kids in HS go on to have good lives because their parents were affluent. The dorks end up on Depakote and Seroquel. See what I'm saying here?
>
> Not that there aren't real brain issues. The brain responds to life, so...do you think maybe the meds are just palliatives for those whom life hasn't been so kind. In the US at least, that's an increasing number of people (income inequality and such, you know).
>
> Just a thought....and a great thought at that!
I guess you could look at things from the other direction. Perhaps biological MI runs in families, and the relative disabilities it creates leaves these families at a generational socioeconomic disadvantage.
I like your explanation better, as long as extant biological vulnerabilities to stress are part of the equation.
- Scott
Posted by Phillipa on December 22, 2014, at 9:10:19
In reply to Re: what are we treating, exactly? » Christ_empowered, posted by SLS on December 21, 2014, at 22:44:46
Only thing I have to add is my whole small family has anxiety. Some no longer and it's gone. But it does run in the family. Do I feel money plays a role. No not in my case at least. Phillipa
Posted by baseball55 on December 22, 2014, at 21:27:11
In reply to what are we treating, exactly?, posted by Christ_empowered on December 21, 2014, at 22:03:55
> ...the cool kids in HS go on to have good lives because their parents were affluent. The dorks end up on Depakote and Seroquel. See what I'm saying here?
Says who? You think the "cool kids" are immune from depression, bipolar, psychosis? I would bet you're wrong. I've been hospitalized several times, also partial programs. I have met some pretty successful people laid low by mental illness. I met a guy once who was completely, out-of-control delusional and paranoid who turned out to be a very successful and respected award-winning journalist. He was bipolar and had gone off his meds.
The relationship between mental illness and affluence is completely unfounded. There are plenty of financially well-set people who are mentally ill. How do you think hospitals like McLean stay in business?
Posted by Lamdage22 on December 24, 2014, at 9:10:55
In reply to Re: what are we treating, exactly? » Christ_empowered, posted by baseball55 on December 22, 2014, at 21:27:11
Id agree as son of an affluent father.
Posted by phidippus on January 5, 2015, at 21:58:21
In reply to Re: what are we treating, exactly? » Christ_empowered, posted by SLS on December 21, 2014, at 22:44:46
That's why the branch of social psychology exists.
Eric
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