Posted on 05/20/2023 2:17:46 PM PDT by Roman_War_Criminal
The percentage of U.S. adults who report having been diagnosed with depression at some point in their lifetime has reached 29.0%, nearly 10 percentage points higher than in 2015. The percentage of Americans who currently have or are being treated for depression has also increased, to 17.8%, up about seven points over the same period. Both rates are the highest recorded by Gallup since it began measuring depression using the current form of data collection in 2015.
The most recent results, obtained Feb. 21-28, 2023, are based on 5,167 U.S. adults surveyed by web as part of the Gallup Panel, a probability-based panel of about 100,000 adults across all 50 states and the District of Columbia. Respondents were asked, “Has a doctor or nurse ever told you that you have depression?” and “Do you currently have or are you currently being treated for depression?” Both metrics are part of the ongoing Gallup National Health and Well-Being Index.
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I’ve always thought of depression as another way of saying you feel sorry for yourself. I’ve never had it and I’ll never understand the concept. It’s one thing to feel grief over the loss of a loved one, but to just sit there and feel sorry for yourself. No, don’t get it. Never will.
I’m not depressed, but I am angry. When I go out into society, just looking at everyone, I just get mad. Like, what is wrong with all these people!?
Lots of folks are off of their meds.
It also doesn’t help that most are also sloppy, out-of-shape, tatted up, lazy, and blowing money on booze, cigarettes, and drugs.
True.
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